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NEXT plc granted conditional awards of ordinary shares to five executive directors on 24 April 2026 under its Deferred Share Bonus Plan. These awards, made at a nil price, relate to the element of the 150% annual bonus earned for the year ended January 2026 exceeding 100% of base salary. The awarded volumes were 3,647 shares for Lord Wolfson, 2,317 for Jonathan Blanchard, 2,703 for Richard Papp, 2,703 for Jane Shields, and 2,317 for Jeremy Stakol.
| Date | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Time | 16:00:01 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 0834C |
27 April 2026
NEXT plc ("the Company")
Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with Them
The following notification is made under article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation and relates to the conditional awards granted to executive directors on 24 April 2026 under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan.
For the year ended January 2026, the executive directors earned an annual bonus of 150% of base salary. The element of bonus in excess of 100% is payable in deferred shares as outlined below.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated ("PCA") |
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a)
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Name
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1. Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise 2. Jonathan Blanchard 3. Richard Papp 4. Jane Shields 5. Jeremy Stakol |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status
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1. Chief Executive (PDMR) 2. Chief Financial Officer (PDMR) 3. Group Merchandise and Operations Director (PDMR) 4. Group Sales, Marketing and HR Director (PDMR) 5. Group Investments, Acquisitions and Third Party Brands Director (PDMR) |
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a)
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Name
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NEXT plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800WQD8ECPZP9PH98 |
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of £0.10 each |
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Identification code |
GB0032089863 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Conditional Award of shares under the NEXT plc Deferred Share Bonus Plan. |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise |
Nil |
3,647 |
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Jonathan Blanchard |
Nil |
2,317 |
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Richard Papp |
Nil |
2,703 |
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Jane Shields |
Nil |
2,703 |
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Jeremy Stakol |
Nil |
2,317 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
N/A single transactions |
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- Price |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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24 April 2026 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue |
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H Woodall-Pagan
Company Secretary