RNS Number:1150T
Next PLC
10 December 2003



10 December 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 648,645 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 1111.6669p per share.





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