Director/PDMR Shareholding

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NEXT plc announced on 21 May 2026 that executive directors and a person closely associated have received conditional awards of ordinary shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan. Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise, the Chief Executive, was awarded 14,413 shares, Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Blanchard received 8,012 shares, and Group Merchandise and Operations Director Richard Papp was awarded 8,012 shares. Additionally, Group Investments, Acquisitions and Third Party Brands Director Jeremy Stakol received 7,458 shares, and Marcelle Stakol, a PCA to Jeremy Stakol and Brand Director, was awarded 1,249 shares. These awards were granted at nil cost outside of a trading venue, in line with the Directors' Remuneration Policy.

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Next PLC

21 May 2026

NEXT plc ("the Company")

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

The following notification is made under article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation and relates to the conditional awards granted to executive directors and a PCA on 21 May 2026 under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") in line with the Directors' Remuneration Policy approved by shareholders at the Company's 2026 Annual General Meeting.

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. 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
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 LTIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise	Nil	14,413
		Jonathan Blanchard	Nil	8,012
		Richard Papp	Nil	8,012
		Jeremy Stakol	Nil	7,458
		Marcelle Stakol	Nil	1,249

d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	N/A single transactions
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	21 May 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

H Woodall-Pagan

Company Secretary

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