2nd Oct 2026 11:53
2 October 2026
NEXT plc ("the Company")
Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with Them (PCA)
The following notifications are made under article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation and relate to the conditional awards granted to executive directors and a PCA on 1 October 2026 under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") and a vested award under the September 2023-26 LTIP:
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| 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. Jeremy Stakol 5. Marcelle 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 Investments, Acquisitions and Third Party Brands Director (PDMR) 5. Brand Director (PCA with Jeremy Stakol) | |||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
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| 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 granted under the LTIP | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise | Nil | 14,291 | |||
Jonathan Blanchard | Nil | 7,944 | |||
Richard Papp | Nil | 7,944 | |||
Jeremy Stakol | Nil | 7,395 | |||
Marcelle Stakol | Nil | 1,239 | |||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | N/A single transactions | ||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 1 October 2026 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | |||
Following the PCA's vesting of a share award under the September 2023-2026 LTIP, which was announced on 22 September 2026, the vested shares were transferred to joint ownership with a PDMR, as set out below.
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated ("PCA") | ||||
a)
| Name
| Marcelle Stakol | |||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
a)
| Position/status
| Brand Director (PCA with Jeremy Stakol) | |||
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
| Transfer of ordinary shares acquired following LTIP vest on 22 September 2026 to joint ownership with spouse (PDMR) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
Nil | 1,261 | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | N/A single transaction | ||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 29 September 2026 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated ("PCA") | ||||
a)
| Name
| Jeremy Stakol | |||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
a)
| Position/status
| 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
| Acquisition of ordinary shares in joint ownership with spouse (PCA) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
Nil | 1,261 | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | N/A single transaction | ||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 29 September 2026 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | |||
H Woodall-Pagan
Company Secretary
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