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RNS Number : 3155G  Next PLC  25 April 2025

25 April 2025

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 25 April 2025 under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan ("DB
Plan").

In accordance with the Company's Remuneration Policy and as most recently
disclosed in the Annual Report and Accounts, the executive directors' annual
bonus in excess of 100% of base salary is payable in shares, deferred for a
period of two years. The extent the awards vest, dividend equivalents will be
accrued.

For the year ended January 2025, the executive directors earned an annual
bonus of 108% of base salary. The share entitlements were calculated and
awarded on Friday 25 April 2025 based on the closing price of NEXT plc shares
on that date.

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") /

    person closely associated ("PCA")

 a)   Name                                                         1.   Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise

                                                                   2.   Jonathan Blanchard

                                                                   3.   Richard Papp

                                                                   4.   Jane Shields

                                                                   5.   Jeremy Stakol
 2    Reason for the notification
 a)   Position/status                                              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)
 b)   Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial notification

 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction

    platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)   Name                                                         NEXT plc

 b)   LEI                                                          213800WQD8ECPZP9PH98

 4    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
 a)   Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary shares of £0.10 each

      Identification code                                          GB0032089863

 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Conditional award of shares under the DB Plan.

                                                                   1.    Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise - 628

                                                                   2.    Jonathan Blanchard - 399

                                                                   3.    Richard Papp - 465

                                                                   4.    Jane Shields - 465

                                                                   5.    Jeremy Stakol - 399
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                                 Price(s)              Volume(s)
                                                                   Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise  Nil                   628
                                                                   Jonathan Blanchard            Nil                   399
                                                                   Richard Papp                  Nil                   465
                                                                   Jane Shields                  Nil                   465
                                                                   Jeremy Stakol                 Nil                   399

 d)   Aggregated information

      - Aggregated volume                                          N/A single transaction
      - Price
 e)   Date of the transaction                                      25 April 2025

 f)   Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

 

Seonna Anderson

Company Secretary

 

 

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