Purchase of Own Securities

Next PLC
19 September 2001

19 September 2001



                                   Next PLC

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                            Purchase of own shares

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Next PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation the following
Ordinary shares of 10p each:

250,000 at 855p per share

250,000 at 850p per share

175,000 at 840p per share