Director/PDMR Shareholding

Next PLC

01 April 2026

 

1 April 2026

NEXT plc

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with Them

The following notification is made in accordance with the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

On 31 March 2026, the following PDMRs and a PCA acquired shares in NEXT plc as part of a vesting of share awards under the March 2023-2026 Next Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") as set out below.

	Number of shares acquired*
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise	10,148
Richard Papp	5,990
Jane Shields	5,990
Jeremy Stakol	5,363
Marcelle Stakol (PCA)	1,305

* The number of shares released includes additional shares calculated to reflect dividends declared during the period from grant until vesting, in accordance with the LTIP rules.  The share awards are after settlement of income tax and employee's national insurance contributions

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated ("PCA")
a)	Name	1.   Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise 2.   Richard Papp 3.   Jane Shields 4.   Jeremy Stakol 5.   Marcelle Stakol
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	1.   Chief Executive (PDMR) 2.   Group Merchandise and Operations Director (PDMR) 3.   Group Sales, Marketing and HR 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
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 shares at nil cost as part of the vesting of a share award under a NEXT plc LTIP. Number of shares as follows: 1.    Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise  - 10,148 2.    Richard Papp - 5,990 3.    Jane Shields -  5,990 4.    Jeremy Stakol - 5,363 5.    Marcelle Stakol - 1,305
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise	Nil	10,148
		Richard Papp	Nil	5,990
		Jane Shields	Nil	5,990
		Jeremy Stakol	Nil	5,363
		Marcelle Stakol	Nil	1,305
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	n/a single transactions
	- Price	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	31 March 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	Richard Papp
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR - Group Merchandise and Operations Director
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 to PCA
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			Nil	5.990
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	n/a single transaction
	- Price	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 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	Rebecca Papp
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Richard Papp (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 pursuant to transfer from spouse
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			Nil	5,990
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	n/a single transaction
	- Price	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 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	Marcelle Stakol (PCA)
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Brand Director (PCA with Jeremy Stakol, 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	Transfer of ordinary shares to joint ownership with spouse (PDMR)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			Nil	1,305
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	n/a single transaction
	- Price	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 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 (PDMR)
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR - Group Investments, Acquisitions and Third Party Brands Director
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 (PDMR)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			Nil	1,305
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	n/a single transaction
	- Price	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

H Woodall-Pagan

Company Secretary

 

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