RNS Number:4968T
Next PLC
19 December 2003



19 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 360,712 Ordinary
shares of 10p each at an average price of 1096.7483p per share.














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