Next PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (3580K)

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RNS Number : 3580K

Next PLC

20 September 2016

Next plc ("Next" and the "Company")

Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each ("Shares")

For immediate release

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") and Connected Persons

The following notification is made under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation ("MAR"). On 19 September 2016 certain directors/ PDMRs acquired a number of Shares each in the Company as part of a vesting of share awards under the September 2013-2016 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP").

 
 Name of Director    Number of shares acquired 
                      * 
------------------  -------------------------- 
 Amanda James        725 
------------------  -------------------------- 
 Michael Law         1,568 
------------------  -------------------------- 
 Jane Shields        1,568 
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* These share awards are after settlement of income tax and employees national insurance contributions.

 
 1.   Details of Director/PDMR 
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 a)   Name                   1. Amanda James 
                              2. Michael Law 
                              3. Jane Shields 
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 b)   Position               1. Finance Director 
       / status               2. Group Operations Director 
                              3. Group Sales and Marketing 
                              Director 
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 c)   Initial notification   Initial notification 
       / amendment 
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 2.   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)   Description            Ordinary shares of GBP0.10 each 
       of the financial       GB0032089863 
       instrument 
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 b)   Nature of                   Vesting of Share award under 
       the transaction             a Next plc LTIP. Number of Shares 
                                   as follows: 
                                   1. Amanda James - 725 
                                   2. Michael Law - 1,568 
                                   3. Jane Shields - 1,568 
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 c)   Price(s)               Closing price as at 19 September 
       and volume(s)          2016: GBP50.40: 
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 d)   Aggregated             N/A 
       information 
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 e)   Date of the            19 September 2016 
       transaction 
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 f)   Place of               N/A 
       transaction 
---  ---------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 

Seonna Anderson

Company Secretary

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