Purchase of Own Securities

Next PLC
7 June 2002

07 June 2002


                                    Next PLC
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                             Purchase of own shares
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Next PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 633,479 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 986.50p per share.


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