Last checked at 26 Apr 2022 18:00
26 April 2022
NEXT plc (the "Company")
Notification of Transactions by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Person Closely Associated with Them
In accordance with the Company's Remuneration Policy and as most recently disclosed in the Annual Financial Report for the year ended January 2022 issued on 14 April 2022, any annual bonus payable to Lord Wolfson in excess of 100% of his base salary (and up to his maximum bonus of 150%) is payable in shares, deferred for a period of two years and subject to Lord Wolfson's continued employment in the NEXT Group.
Lord Wolfson's deferred bonus share entitlement for the year ended January 2022 was calculated and awarded on Tuesday 26 April 2022. Based on the closing price of NEXT plc shares on that date a deferred award of 6,938 shares was made.
The following notification is made in accordance with article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated ("PCA")
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a)
| Name
| Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise | |||||
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| Reason for the notification | ||||||
a)
| Position/status
| Chief Executive (PDMR) | |||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||
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| Name
| NEXT plc | |||||
b)
| LEI
| 213800WQD8ECPZP9PH98 | |||||
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| Details of the transaction | ||||||
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| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of £0.10 each - conditional award | |||||
Identification code | GB0032089863 | ||||||
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| Nature of the transaction
| Conditional award of shares granted under the NEXT plc Deferred Bonus Plan. | |||||
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| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume |
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Nil | 6,938 |
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d)
| Aggregated information | ||||||
- Aggregated volume | n/a single transaction | ||||||
- Price |
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 26 April 2022 | |||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | |||||
Seonna Anderson
Company Secretary