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RNS Number : 0959P  Next PLC  15 January 2026

15 January 2026

NEXT plc ("NEXT")

Results of General Meeting - January 2026

The Board of NEXT plc is pleased to announce that at the General Meeting of
NEXT shareholders held on 15 January 2026, resolutions 1 and 2, as set out in
the Notice of Meeting contained in the explanatory circular regarding the B
Share Scheme published on 19 December 2025 (the "Circular"), 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 6:30pm on 13 January 2026, being
those eligible to be voted on at the General Meeting, was 122,436,612 ordinary
shares of 10 pence each. All the ordinary shares carry one vote each and there
are no shares held in Treasury.

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

6:30pm 13 January 2026
 Resolution                                   Special / Ordinary  No. of Votes  %      No. of Votes  %     No. of Votes      %                           No. of Votes
 1 Amendments to the articles of association  Special             83,391,480    99.89  95,498        0.11  83,486,978        68.19                       17,243
 2 Issue of B Shares                          Ordinary            83,350,264    99.83  139,448       0.17  83,489,712        68.19                       14,509

 

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, a copy of the resolutions passed as
special business, along with the new articles of association, have been
submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and are now available for
inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Circular, which is
available on NEXT's website at www.nextplc.co.uk (http://www.nextplc.co.uk) .

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.

 Date:      Thursday 15 January 2026

 Contacts:  Jonathan Blanchard, Chief Financial Officer (analyst calls)
            NEXT PLC                        Tel: 0333 777 888

            Alistair Mackinnon-Musson       Email: next@rowbellpr.com
            Rowbell PR                      Tel: 020 7717 5239

 

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