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RNS Number : 3283F  Next PLC  21 May 2026

 

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NEXT plc ("NEXT")

Results of 2026 Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

The Board of NEXT plc is pleased to announce that at the AGM of NEXT
shareholders held on 21 May 2026, all resolutions as set out in the Notice of
Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31
January 2026 were passed.

All resolutions were put to the meeting and voted on a poll and results are
detailed below.

The total number of shares on the register at 9:00 am on 19 May 2026, being
those eligible to be voted on at the AGM, was 120,133,700.

                                                                                                   For                   Against              TOTAL VOTES CAST  % of shares on register at  Votes withheld(1)

9:00AM 19 May 2026
 Resolution                                                                    Special / Ordinary  No. of Votes  %       No. of Votes  %      No. of Votes      %                           No. of Votes
 1 To receive and adopt the accounts and reports of the directors and auditor  Ordinary            78,220,076    99.70   234,681       0.30   78,454,757        65.31                       713,972
 2 To approve the Remuneration Policy                                          Ordinary            70,095,142    88.88   8,767,002     11.12  78,862,144        65.65                       306,585
 3 To approve the Remuneration Report                                          Ordinary            70,968,791    89.96   7,918,916     10.04  78,887,707        65.67                       281,022
 4 To declare a final dividend of 181 pence per ordinary share                 Ordinary            79,150,599    100.00  149           0.00   79,150,748        65.89                       17,981
 5 To elect Annette Court as a director                                        Ordinary            77,044,552    97.34   2,104,309     2.66   79,148,861        65.88                       19,868
 6 To elect Jeni Mundy as a director                                           Ordinary            77,044,340    97.34   2,104,408     2.66   79,148,748        65.88                       19,981
 7 To re-elect Jonathan Blanchard as a director                                Ordinary            78,479,722    99.15   669,415       0.85   79,149,137        65.88                       19,592
 8 To re-elect Venetia Butterfield as a director                               Ordinary            75,613,449    95.53   3,535,578     4.47   79,149,027        65.88                       19,702
 9 To re-elect Soumen Das as a director                                        Ordinary            75,320,634    95.16   3,828,083     4.84   79,148,717        65.88                       20,012
 10 To re-elect Tom Hall as a director                                         Ordinary            74,655,239    94.30   4,509,379     5.70   79,164,618        65.90                       4,111
 11 To re-elect Dame Tristia Harrison as a director                            Ordinary            75,612,322    95.53   3,536,636     4.47   79,148,958        65.88                       19,771
 12 To re-elect Richard Papp as a director                                     Ordinary            78,591,108    99.30   557,969       0.70   79,149,077        65.88                       19,652
 13 To re-elect Michael Roney as a director                                    Ordinary            73,642,796    93.02   5,521,768     6.98   79,164,564        65.90                       4,165
 14 To re-elect Jeremy Stakol as a director                                    Ordinary            78,587,237    99.27   577,349       0.73   79,164,586        65.90                       4,143
 15 To re-elect Amy Stirling as a director                                     Ordinary            75,613,777    95.53   3,535,262     4.47   79,149,039        65.88                       19,690
 16 To re-elect Lord Wolfson as a director                                     Ordinary            78,643,489    99.34   521,292       0.66   79,164,781        65.90                       3,948
 17 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor                        Ordinary            79,038,603    99.86   110,571       0.14   79,149,174        65.88                       19,555
 18 To authorise the Audit Committee to set the auditor's remuneration         Ordinary            79,042,185    99.86   107,054       0.14   79,149,239        65.88                       19,490
 19 To approve the amended rules of the NEXT Long Term Incentive Plan          Ordinary            76,660,888    96.87   2,476,302     3.13   79,137,190        65.87                       31,539
 20 Directors' authority to allot shares                                       Ordinary            75,824,247    95.80   3,323,916     4.20   79,148,163        65.88                       20,566
 21 General authority to disapply pre-emption rights                           Special             76,113,704    96.17   3,031,852     3.83   79,145,556        65.88                       23,173
 22 Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights                        Special             70,614,876    89.22   8,530,653     10.78  79,145,529        65.88                       23,200
 23 Authority for on-market purchase of own shares                             Special             75,468,206    95.35   3,678,155     4.65   79,146,361        65.88                       22,368
 24 Authority for off-market purchases of own shares                                               79,017,464    99.84   128,763       0.16   79,146,227        65.88                       22,502
 Less votes disregarded under the provisions of the Companies Act 2006         Special             (3,000,000)                                (3,000,000)
 Resolution 24 total(2)                                                                            76,017,464    99.83   128,763       0.17   76,146,227        63.38                       22,502
 25 Notice period of general meetings                                          Special             72,213,894    91.24   6,935,793     8.76   79,149,687        65.88                       19,042

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, a copy of the resolutions passed as
special business will be submitted as soon as practicable to the National
Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MDUuMTk3NzA4MDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2RhdGEuZmNhLm9yZy51ay8jL25zbS9uYXRpb25hbHN0b3JhZ2VtZWNoYW5pc20ifQ.b7Q7NXHGRA8MjB_Ugl8Tv4JxhiU28TbcoNb04FTTMiY/br/77057564792-l)
.

Note(1):  The 'Vote Withheld' option is provided to enable the shareholder to
abstain on any resolution. It is not a vote in law and is not counted in the
calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.

Note(2): The total maximum number of Ordinary Shares which may be purchased by
NEXT for cancellation pursuant to such contingent purchase contracts is 3.0
million. NEXT has disregarded 3.0 million votes from both the total number of
votes cast in favour of the resolution and the total votes cast so that the
voting of those shares did not affect the result of the poll.

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