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Next PLC
20 September 2024
 

20 September 2024

NEXT plc

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

The following awards were granted to executive directors and a PCA on 20 September 2024 under the NEXT Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"):                        


Maximum No. of Shares

Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise

11,657

Jonathan Blanchard

7,405

Richard Papp

8,640

Jane Shields

8,640

Jeremy Stakol

7,405

Marcelle Stakol (PCA)

1,673

Under the terms of each LTIP the award comprises a conditional award of shares on the following terms:

·   

the award will vest following the third anniversary of the date of grant subject to performance targets and continued employment in the NEXT Group;

 

·   

a variable percentage of the maximum number of shares above can vest, depending on the relative Total Shareholder Return of NEXT over a three year period against a comparator group;

 

·   

for relative performance against the comparator group the percentage vesting will be:

 

Relative performance

Percentage vesting

Below median

0%

Median

20%

Upper quintile

100%

 

·   

the Remuneration Committee has discretion to override and reduce formulaic outcomes under the LTIP awards should this be considered appropriate in the circumstances;

 

·   

before any of the awards vest, the Committee must have regard to the underlying financial performance of the Company;

 

·   

to the extent that the performance condition is not met, the award will lapse completely;

 

·   

to the extent that awards vest, dividend equivalents will be accrued; and

 

·   

any vesting of these awards granted (including dividend equivalents) will be settled in shares and, after payment of tax, the net shares received should be retained by executive directors for a period of two further years and PCAs for a further period of 6 months.

 

LTIP awards are made twice a year. The maximum number of shares shown above is 112.5% of each executive director's (60% of PCA's) base salary at the date of grant, divided by NEXT's average share price over the three months prior to the start of the performance period.

The following notification made under article 19.1 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation ("MAR") related to awards granted to executive directors on 20 September 2024 under the LTIP.  This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19.3 of MAR.

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.   Jane Shields

5.   Jeremy Stakol

6.   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 Sales, Marketing and HR Director (PDMR)

5.   Group Investments, Acquisitions and Third Party Brands Director (PDMR)

6.    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 - conditional award



Identification code

GB0032089863



b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conditional award granted of shares under the LTIP. Maximum number of shares as follows:

1.    Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise - 11,657

2.    Jonathan Blanchard - 7,405

3.    Richard Papp - 8,640

4.    Jane Shields - 8,640

5.    Jeremy Stakol - 7,405

6.    Marcelle Stakol - 1,673

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)




Price(s)

Volume(s)



Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise

Nil

11,657



Jonathan Blanchard

Nil

7,405



Richard Papp

Nil

8,640



Jane Shields

Nil

8,640



Jeremy Stakol

Nil

7,405



Marcelle Stakol

Nil

1,673




d)

 

Aggregated information


- Aggregated volume

n/a single transactions

- Price

 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

20 September 2024

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a trading venue

 

Seonna Anderson

Company Secretary

 

 

 

 

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