29 October 2021
NEXT plc
Notification of Transactions by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Person Closely Associated with Them
The following notification is made under article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation. On 28 October 2021 the following share options were granted to certain directors/ PDMRs under the Next plc 2020 Sharesave Plan. The exercise price of £64.53 was set in accordance with HMRC rules for sharesave plans.
Amanda James and Richard Papp have each elected for a plan term of 3 years. Jane Shields has elected for a plan term of 5 years. The sharesave contracts will commence on 1 December 2021 and, subject to the rules of the plan, the options will be exercisable for the period of 6 months following the maturity date of 1 December 2024 and 1 December 2026 respectively.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated ("PCA")
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a)
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Name
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1. Amanda James 2. Jane Shields
3. Richard Papp |
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Reason for the notification |
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a)
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Position/status
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1. Group Finance Director (PDMR) 2. Group Sales and Marketing Director (PDMR)
3. Group Merchandise and Operations Director (PDMR)
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a)
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Name
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Next plc |
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LEI
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213800WQD8ECPZP9PH98 |
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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 |
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Sharesave options over ordinary shares of £0.10 each |
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Identification code |
GB0032089863 |
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Grant of options under the Next plc 2020 Sharesave Plan over the following number of Shares: 1. Amanda James - 38 2. Jane Shields - 41 3. Richard Papp - 139 | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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Amanda James |
| £64.53 | 38 |
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Jane Shields |
| £64.53 | 41 |
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Richard Papp |
| £64.53 | 139 |
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d)
| Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume | n/a | ||||
- Price | n/a | ||||
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 28 October 2021 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue |
Seonna Anderson
Company Secretary