Purchase of Own Securities

Next PLC
10 June 2003

10 June 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 378,725 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 964.1088p per share.


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