Purchase of Own Securities

Next PLC
31 March 2003



31 March 2003





                                    Next PLC

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                             Purchase of own shares

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Next PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 250,000 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 839.9984p per share.














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