Business
Result of Meeting
NEXT plc shareholders overwhelmingly approved resolutions 1 and 2 at the General Meeting on January 15, 2026, concerning amendments to the articles of association and the issue of B Shares. Resolution 1, a special resolution, passed with 99.89% of votes cast in favour, representing 68.19% of the total shares on the register, while Resolution 2, an ordinary resolution, received 99.83% in favour, also representing 68.19% of the total shares on the register. These approvals pave the way for the B Share Scheme as outlined in the circular published on December 19, 2025. Disclaimer*
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15 January 2026 NEXT plc ("NEXT") Results of General Meeting - January 2026 The Board of NEXT plc is pleased to announce that at the General Meeting of NEXT shareholders held on 15 January 2026, resolutions 1 and 2, as set out in the Notice of Meeting contained in the explanatory circular regarding the B Share Scheme published on 19 December 2025 (the " Circular "), were passed. All resolutions were put to the meeting and voted on a poll and results are detailed below. The total number of shares on the register at 6:30pm on 13 January 2026, being those eligible to be voted on at the General Meeting, was 122,436,612 ordinary shares of 10 pence each. All the ordinary shares carry one vote each and there are no shares held in Treasury. For Against TOTAL VOTES CAST % of shares on register at 6:30pm 13 January 2026 Votes withheld 1 Resolution Special / Ordinary No. of Votes % No. of Votes % No. of Votes % No. of Votes 1 Amendments to the articles of association Special 83,391,480 99.89 95,498 0.11 83,486,978 68.19 17,243 2 Issue of B Shares Ordinary 83,350,264 99.83 139,448 0.17 83,489,712 68.19 14,509 In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, a copy of the resolutions passed as special business, along with the new articles of association, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and are now available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Circular, which is available on NEXT's website at www.nextplc.co.uk . Note 1 : The 'Vote Withheld' option is provided to enable the shareholder to abstain on any resolution. It is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution. Date: Thursday 15 January 2026 Contacts: Jonathan Blanchard, Chief Financial Officer (analyst calls) NEXT PLC Tel: 0333 777 888 Alistair Mackinnon-Musson Email: [email protected] Rowbell PR Tel: 020 7717 5239