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Annual General Meeting May 2023

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2023

The AGM was held on Thursday 18 May 2023. The Notice of Meeting can be found in the Annual Report and Accounts January 2023.

The Board of NEXT plc is pleased to announce that at the AGM of NEXT shareholders held on 18 May 2023 all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 28 January 2023 were passed.

All resolutions were put to the meeting and approved on a poll and results are detailed below.

The total number of shares on the register at 6.30 pm on 16 May 2023, being those eligible to be voted on at the AGM, was 128,448,963.

		For		Against		TOTAL VOTES CAST	% of shares on register at 6:30pm 16 May 2023	Votes withheld¹
Resolution	Special / Ordinary	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes
1 To receive and adopt the accounts and reports of the directors and auditor	Ordinary	97,308,515	99.70	294,328	0.30	97,602,843	75.99%	825,471
2 To approve the Remuneration Policy	Ordinary	82,611,467	83.99	15,751,694	16.01	98,363,161	76.58%	65,153
3 To approve the Remuneration Report	Ordinary	93,122,833	94.79	5,114,357	5.21	98,237,190	76.48%	190,866
4 To declare a dividend of 140 pence per ordinary share	Ordinary	98,425,002	100.00	1,521	0.00	98,426,523	76.63%	1,791
5 To elect Jeremy Stakol as a director	Ordinary	97,523,831	99.08	901,559	0.92	98,425,390	76.63%	2,666
6 To re-elect Jonathan Bewes as a director	Ordinary	95,432,934	96.96	2,992,635	3.04	98,425,569	76.63%	2,487
7 To re-elect Soumen Das as a director	Ordinary	94,381,546	96.64	3,279,642	3.36	97,661,188	76.03%	766,868
8 To re-elect Tom Hall as a director	Ordinary	94,235,612	95.74	4,189,550	4.26	98,425,162	76.63%	2,894
9 To re-elect Tristia Harrison as a director	Ordinary	95,433,876	96.96	2,991,593	3.04	98,425,469	76.63%	2,587
10 To re-elect Amanda James as a director	Ordinary	96,508,611	98.05	1,916,631	1.95	98,425,242	76.63%	2,814
11 To re-elect Richard Papp as a director	Ordinary	97,495,188	99.05	930,302	0.95	98,425,490	76.63%	2,566
12 To re-elect Michael Roney as a director	Ordinary	76,017,378	79.16	20,017,262	20.84	96,034,640	74.76%	2,393,416
13 To re-elect Jane Shields as a director	Ordinary	97,497,414	99.06	927,418	0.94	98,424,832	76.63%	3,224
14 To re-elect Dame Dianne Thompson as a director	Ordinary	95,422,066	96.95	3,002,478	3.05	98,424,544	76.63%	2,997
15 To re-elect Lord Wolfson as a director	Ordinary	97,640,359	99.20	785,605	0.80	98,425,964	76.63%	2,092
16 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor	Ordinary	97,329,313	98.89	1,095,668	1.11	98,424,981	76.63%	3,333
17 To authorise the Audit Committee to set the auditor’s remuneration	Ordinary	98,411,400	99.99	14,163	0.01	98,425,563	76.63%	2,751
18 Directors’ authority to allot shares	Ordinary	95,502,438	97.03	2,921,758	2.97	98,424,196	76.63%	3,859
19 General authority to disapply pre-emption rights	Special	92,234,215	93.71	6,189,365	6.29	98,423,580	76.62%	4,475
20 Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights	Special	90,556,247	92.19	7,675,143	7.81	98,231,390	76.48%	196,665
21 Authority for on-market purchase of own shares	Special	94,356,973	95.89	4,046,989	4.11	98,403,962	76.61%	24,352
22² Authority for off-market purchases of own shares	Special	97,219,589	98.80	1,184,666	1.20	98,404,255	76.61%	24,059
Less votes disregarded under the provisions of the Companies Act 2006		(3,000,000)				(3,000,000)
Resolution 22 total		94,219,589	98.76	1,184,666	1.24	95,404,255	74.27%	24,059
23 Notice period of general meetings	Special	93,863,314	95.37	4,561,488	4.63	98,424,802	76.63%	3,512

Resolution 12
Whilst Resolution 12, to re-elect Michael Roney, was passed with a clear majority, the Board recognises that there was also a significant vote against this resolution. The Board will seek to engage with those shareholders who voted against this resolution. In accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code, an update on the views received from shareholders and details of any actions taken by the Company will be published no later than 18 November 2023 by way of Stock Exchange Announcement. A final summary will also be published in the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2 and 9.2.6ER(1), a copy of resolutions passed as special business will be submitted as soon as practicable to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Note¹: 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.

Note²: The total maximum number of Ordinary Shares which may be purchased by NEXT for cancellation pursuant to such contingent purchase contracts is 3.0 million. Next has disregarded 3.0 million votes from both the total number of votes cast in favour of the resolution and the total votes cast so that the voting of those shares did not affect the result of the poll.

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Annual General Meeting May 2022

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2022

The AGM was held on Thursday 19 May 2022. The Notice of Meeting can be found in the Annual Report and Accounts.

The Board of NEXT plc is pleased to announce that at the AGM of NEXT shareholders held on 19 May 2022 all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 29 January 2022 were passed.

All resolutions were put to the meeting and approved on a poll and results are detailed below.

The total number of shares on the register at 6.30 pm on 17 May 2022, being those eligible to be voted on at the AGM, was 131,025,480.

		For		Against		TOTAL VOTES CAST	% of shares on register at 6:30pm 17 May 2022	Votes withheld¹
Resolution	Special / Ordinary	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes
1 To receive and adopt the accounts and reports of the directors and auditor	Ordinary	98,961,891	99.65	346,866	0.35	99,308,757	75.79%	816,554
2 To approve the Remuneration Report	Ordinary	92,593,169	92.49	7,515,888	7.51	100,109,057	76.40%	16,254
3 To declare a dividend of 127 pence per ordinary share	Ordinary	100,074,018	99.95	48,144	0.05	100,122,162	76.41%	3,149
4 To elect Soumen Das as a director	Ordinary	99,834,914	99.72	283,679	0.28	100,118,593	76.41%	6,718
5 To re-elect Jonathan Bewes as a director	Ordinary	96,783,163	96.67	3,336,117	3.33	100,119,280	76.41%	6,031
6 To re-elect Tom Hall as a director	Ordinary	98,467,849	98.35	1,650,697	1.65	100,118,546	76.41%	6,765
7 To re-elect Tristia Harrison as a director	Ordinary	99,038,709	98.92	1,080,470	1.08	100,119,179	76.41%	6,132
8 To re-elect Amanda James as a director	Ordinary	99,557,729	99.44	561,937	0.56	100,119,666	76.41%	5,645
9 To re-elect Richard Papp as a director	Ordinary	99,626,744	99.51	492,536	0.49	100,119,280	76.41%	6,031
10 To re-elect Michael Roney as a director	Ordinary	84,483,165	87.63	11,930,924	12.37	96,414,089	73.58%	3,711,222
11 To re-elect Jane Shields as a director	Ordinary	99,633,715	99.52	485,531	0.48	100,119,246	76.41%	6,065
12 To re-elect Dame Dianne Thompson as a director	Ordinary	99,024,746	98.91	1,091,206	1.09	100,115,952	76.41%	9,359
13 To re-elect Lord Wolfson as a director	Ordinary	99,618,011	99.50	502,954	0.50	100,120,965	76.41%	4,346
14 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor	Ordinary	99,325,866	99.21	795,234	0.79	100,121,100	76.41%	4,211
15 To authorise the Audit Committee to set the auditor’s remuneration	Ordinary	100,112,121	99.99	9,643	0.01	100,121,764	76.41%	3,547
16 Directors’ authority to allot shares	Ordinary	96,821,138	96.71	3,298,258	3.29	100,119,396	76.41%	5,915
17 General authority to disapply pre-emption rights	Special	99,754,897	99.86	136,226	0.14	99,891,123	76.24%	234,188
18 Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights	Special	97,000,117	97.11	2,890,480	2.89	99,890,597	76.24%	234,714
19 Authority for on-market purchase of own shares	Special	98,969,681	98.87	1,130,503	1.13	100,100,184	76.40%	25,127
20² Authority for off-market purchases of own shares	Special	98,830,735	98.73	1,268,311	1.27	100,099,046	76.40%	26,265
Less votes disregarded under the provisions of the Companies Act 2006		(3,000,000)				(3,000,000)
Resolution 20 total		95,830,735	98.69	1,268,311	1.31	97,099,046.00	74.10%	26,265
21 Notice period of general meetings	Special	95,536,437	95.42	4,584,257	4.58	100,120,694	76.41%	4,617

Note¹: 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.

Note²: The total maximum number of Ordinary Shares which may be purchased by Next for cancellation pursuant to such contingent purchase contracts is 3.0 million. Next has disregarded 3.0 million votes from both the total number of votes cast in favour of the resolution and the total votes cast so that the voting of those shares did not affect the result of the poll.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2 and 9.2.6ER(1), a copy of resolutions passed as special business will be submitted as soon as practicable to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

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Annual General Meeting May 2021

The AGM was held on Thursday 20 May 2021. The Notice of Meeting can be found in the Annual Report and Accounts January 2021.

Shareholders were invited to submit questions to the Board on the business of the meeting before and during the AGM. A summary of the questions and answers can be found here.

		For		Against		TOTAL VOTES CAST	% of shares on register at 6:30pm 12 May 2021	Votes withheld¹
Resolution	Special / Ordinary	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes
1 To receive and adopt the accounts and reports of the directors and auditor	Ordinary	96,319,573	100.0	4,048	0.0	96,323,621	72.45%	70,586
2 To approve the Remuneration report	Ordinary	88,473,445	93.86	5,792,569	6.14	94,266,014	70.90%	2,128,192
3 To elect Tom Hall as a director	Ordinary	96,066,159	99.70	290,915	0.30	96,357,074	72.48%	37,133
4 To re-elect Jonathan Bewes as a director	Ordinary	93,952,480	97.50	2,404,392	2.50	96,356,872	72.48%	37,334
5 To re-elect Tristia Harrison as a director	Ordinary	95,743,679	99.36	614,096	0.64	96,357,775	72.48%	36,432
6 To re-elect Amanda James as a director	Ordinary	95,101,060	98.69	1,257,493	1.31	96,358,553	72.48%	35,654
7 To re-elect Richard Papp as a director	Ordinary	95,205,404	98.80	1,152,848	1.20	96,358,252	72.48%	35,955
8 To re-elect Michael Roney as a director	Ordinary	81,065,707	86.03	13,166,821	13.97	94,232,528	70.88%	2,161,678
9 To re-elect Jane Shields as a director	Ordinary	95,212,671	98.81	1,145,834	1.19	96,358,505	72.48%	35,702
10 To re-elect Dame Dianne Thompson as a director	Ordinary	95,710,388	99.34	640,378	0.66	96,350,766	72.47%	43,441
11 To re-elect Lord Wolfson as a director	Ordinary	95,376,172	98.98	982,523	1.02	96,358,695	72.48%	35,512
12 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor	Ordinary	95,336,457	98.94	1,026,098	1.06	96,362,555	72.48%	31,652
13 To authorise the Audit Committee to set the auditor's remuneration	Ordinary	96,321,138	99.96	35,518	0.04	96,356,656	72.48%	37,551
14 Directors' authority to allot shares	Ordinary	92,957,518	96.47	3,399,864	3.53	96,357,382	72.48%	36,824
15 General authority to disapply pre-emption rights	Special	96,254,606	99.90	98,283	0.10	96,352,889	72.47%	41,318
16 Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights	Special	92,958,619	96.48	3,390,134	3.52	96,348,753	72.47%	45,454
17 Authority for on-market purchase of own shares	Special	95,055,180	98.93	1,030,655	1.07	96,085,835	72.27%	308,371
18² Authority for off-market purchases of own shares	Special	94,411,536	98.27%	1,658,967	1.73	96,070,503	72.26%	323,703
Less votes disregarded under the provisions of the Companies Act 2006		(3,000,000)				(3,000,000)
Resolution 18 total		91,411,536	98.22%	1,658,967	1.78%	93,070,503	70.00%	323,703
19 To adopt new articles of association	Special	96,339,030	99.99	6,060	0.01	96,345,090	72.47%	49,117
20 Notice period of general meetings	Special	92,297,416	95.78	4,061,972	4.22	96,359,388	72.48%	34,818

Note¹: 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.

Note²: The total maximum number of Ordinary Shares which may be purchased by Next for cancellation pursuant to such contingent purchase contracts is 3.0 million. Next has disregarded 3.0 million votes from both the total number of votes cast in favour of the resolution and the total votes cast so that the voting of those shares did not affect the result of the poll.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2 and 9.2.6ER(1), a copy of resolutions passed as special business along with the new articles of association will be submitted as soon as practicable to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

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Annual General Meeting May 2020

The AGM was held on Thursday 14 May 2020. The Notice of Meeting can be found in the Annual Report and Accounts January 2020.

Due to Government measures taken in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 AGM was run as a closed meeting and shareholders were unable to attend. Shareholders were encouraged to submit queries via the Company's Contact Us page on the website. While no queries were received, Qs and As that our stakeholders may find useful can be found here.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MAY 2020 RESULTS

The Board of Next plc is pleased to announce that at the AGM of Next shareholders held on 14 May 2020 all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 25 January 2020 were passed.

All resolutions were put to the meeting and approved on a poll and results are detailed below.

The total number of shares on the register at 6.30 pm on 12 May 2020, being those eligible to be voted on at the AGM, was 132,949,276.

		For		Against		TOTAL VOTES CAST	% of shares on register at 6:30pm 12 May 2020	Votes withheld¹
Resolution	Special / Ordinary	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes
1 To receive and adopt the accounts and reports of the directors and auditor	Ordinary	101,107,641	100.0	773	0.0	101,108,414	76.05%	227,830
2 To adopt the Remuneration Policy	Ordinary	92,690,078	91.82	8,252,433	8.18	100,942,511	75.93%	393,732
3 To approve the Remuneration report	Ordinary	96,952,432	97.03	2,964,177	2.97	99,916,609	75.15%	1,419,634
4 To re-elect Jonathan Bewes as a director	Ordinary	98,475,535	97.33	2,696,361	2.67	101,171,896	76.10%	164,347
5 To re-elect Tristia Harrison as a director	Ordinary	100,525,541	99.36	646,624	0.64	101,172,165	76.10%	164,079
6 To re-elect Amanda James as a director	Ordinary	99,722,096	98.57	1,450,063	1.43	101,172,159	76.10%	164,084
7 To re-elect Richard Papp as a director	Ordinary	100,264,827	99.10	907,216	0.90	101,172,043	76.10%	164,200
8 To re-elect Michael Roney as a director	Ordinary	89,187,316	89.66	10,283,486	10.34	99,470,802	74.82%	1,865,441
9 To re-elect Francis Salway as a director	Ordinary	98,012,612	96.94	3,092,043	3.06	101,104,655	76.05%	231,588
10 To re-elect Jane Shields as a director	Ordinary	100,433,259	99.27	741,992	0.73	101,175,251	76.10%	160,992
11 To re-elect Dame Dianne Thompson as a director	Ordinary	100,625,877	99.46	545,139	0.54	101,171,016	76.10%	165,228
12 To re-elect Lord Wolfson as a director	Ordinary	100,506,243	99.34	670,280	0.66	101,176,523	76.10%	159,721
13 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor	Ordinary	101,138,671	99.96	37,893	0.04	101,176,564	76.10%	159,680
14 To authorise the Audit Committee to set the auditor's remuneration	Ordinary	101,134,044	99.96	43,221	0.04	101,177,265	76.10%	158,979
15 To authorise the directors to amend the rules of the Next LTIP	Ordinary	98,389,678	97.25	2,781,351	2.75	101,171,029	76.10%	165,215
16 To extend the Next SMP	Ordinary	96,776,834	95.66	4,394,235	4.34	101,171,069	76.10%	165,175
17 To extend the Next Sharesave Plan	Ordinary	100,560,711	99.40	611,772	0.60	101,172,483	76.10%	163,761
18 To extend the Next MSOP	Ordinary	100,573,749	99.41	597,084	0.59	101,170,833	76.10%	165,411
19 Directors' authority to allot shares	Ordinary	96,957,358	95.83	4,216,648	4.17	101,174,006	76.10%	162,238
20 General authority to disapply pre-emption rights	Special	101,119,365	99.95	51,815	0.05	101,171,180	76.10%	165,064
21 Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights	Special	98,633,784	97.49	2,536,676	2.51	101,170,460	76.10%	165,784
22 Authority for on-market purchase of own shares	Special	98,956,361	97.86	2,168,873	2.14	101,125,234	76.06%	211,009
23² Authority for off-market purchases of own shares	Special	98,653,832	97.56	2,470,722	2.44	101,124,554	76.06%	211,689
Less votes disregarded under the provisions of the Companies Act 2006		(3,000,000)				(3,000,000)
Resolution 23 total		95,653,832²	97.48	2,470,722	2.52	98,124,554	73.81%	211,689
24 To increase the Company’s borrowing powers	Special	93,726,546	92.64	7,440,865	7.36	101,167,411	76.09%	168,833
25 To adopt new articles of association	Special	101,158,861	100.0	4,561	0.0	101,163,422	76.09%	172,822
26 Notice period of general meetings	Special	96,031,957	94.92	5,144,260	5.08	101,176,217	76.10%	160,026

Note¹: 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.

Note²: The total maximum number of Ordinary Shares which may be purchased by Next for cancellation pursuant to such contingent purchase contracts is 3.0 million. Next has disregarded 3.0 million votes from both the total number of votes cast in favour of the resolution and the total votes cast so that the voting of those shares did not affect the result of the poll.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2 and 9.2.6ER(1), a copy of resolutions passed as special business along with the new articles of association will be submitted as soon as practicable to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

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Annual General Meeting May 2019

The AGM was held on Thursday 16 May 2019. The Notice of Meeting can be found in the Annual Report and Accounts January 2019.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MAY 2019 RESULTS

The Board of Next plc is pleased to announce that at the AGM of Next shareholders held on 16 May 2019 all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 26 January 2019 were passed.

All resolutions were put to the meeting and approved on a poll and results are detailed below.

The total number of shares on the register at 6.30pm on 14 May 2019, being those eligible to be voted on at the AGM, was 136,529,324 (this excludes any unsettled transactions under the share buy-back programme).

		For		Against		TOTAL VOTES CAST	% of shares on register at 6:30pm 14 May 2019	Votes withheld¹
Resolution	Special / Ordinary	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes
1 To receive and adopt the accounts and reports of the directors and auditor	Ordinary	99,515,097	100.00	4,117	0.00	99,519,214	72.89%	179,446
2 To approve the Remuneration Report	Ordinary	96,685,048	98.03	1,943,206	1.97	98,628,254	72.24%	1,070,406
3 To declare a final dividend of 110p per ordinary share	Ordinary	99,566,677	100.00	2,670	0.00	99,569,347	72.93%	129,313
4 To elect Tristia Harrison as a director	Ordinary	99,282,328	99.72	275,684	0.28	99,558,012	72.92%	140,648
5 To re-elect Jonathan Bewes as a director	Ordinary	96,250,922	96.68	3,310,213	3.32	99,561,135	72.92%	137,525
6 To re-elect Amanda James as a director	Ordinary	98,245,518	98.68	1,317,104	1.32	99,562,622	72.92%	136,038
7 To re-elect Richard Papp as a director	Ordinary	98,294,356	98.73	1,267,376	1.27	99,561,732	72.92%	136,928
8 To re-elect Michael Roney as a director	Ordinary	87,367,474	89.65	10,090,195	10.35	97,457,669	71.38%	2,240,991
9 To re-elect Francis Salway as a director	Ordinary	98,958,286	99.39	603,461	0.61	99,561,747	72.92%	136,913
10 To re-elect Jane Shields as a director	Ordinary	98,273,752	98.71	1,288,586	1.29	99,562,338	72.92%	136,322
11 To re-elect Dame Dianne Thompson as a director	Ordinary	98,947,843	99.38	612,424	0.62	99,560,267	72.92%	138,393
12 To re-elect Lord Wolfson as a director	Ordinary	98,442,000	98.87	1,120,118	1.13	99,562,118	72.92%	136,542
13 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor and authorise the directors to set their remuneration	Ordinary	99,513,841	99.95	52,357	0.05	99,566,198	72.93%	132,462
14 Directors' authority to allot shares	Ordinary	96,933,719	97.36	2,633,043	2.64	99,566,762	72.93%	131,898
15 Authority to disapply general pre-emption rights	Special	99,524,895	99.97	33,721	0.03	99,558,616	72.92%	140,044
16 Authority to disapply additional pre-emption rights	Special	97,301,942	97.73	2,256,919	2.27	99,558,861	72.92%	139,799
17 Authority for on-market purchase of own shares	Special	98,664,957	99.13	869,574	0.87	99,534,531	72.90%	164,129
18² Authority for off-market purchases of own shares	Special	98,165,914	98.63	1,368,580	1.37	99,534,494	72.90%	164,166
Less votes disregarded under the provisions of the Companies Act 2006		(3,000,000)²				(3,000,000)²
Resolution 18 total		95,165,914	98.58	1,368,580	1.42	96,534,494	70.71%	164,166
19 To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than Annual General Meetings) on 14 clear days' notice	Special	94,130,549	94.97	4,980,561	5.03	99,111,110	72.59%	587,550

Note¹: 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.

Note²: The total maximum number of Ordinary Shares which may be purchased by Next for cancellation pursuant to such contingent purchase contracts is 3.0 million. As explained in the Notice of Meeting, Next has disregarded 3.0 million votes from both the total number of votes cast in favour of the resolution and the total votes cast so that the voting of those shares did not affect the result of the poll.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2, a copy of resolutions passed as special business will be submitted as soon as practicable to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

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Annual General Meeting May 2018

The AGM was held on Thursday 17 May 2018. The Notice of Meeting can be found in the Annual Report and Accounts January 2018.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MAY 2018 RESULTS

The Board of Next plc is pleased to announce that, at the AGM of NEXT shareholders held on 17 May 2018, all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 27 January 2018 were passed.

All resolutions were put to the meeting and approved on a poll and results are detailed below.

The total number of shares on the register at 6.30pm on 15 May 2018, being those eligible to be voted on at the AGM, was 141,459,776.

		For		Against		TOTAL VOTES CAST	% of shares on register at 6:30pm 15 May 2018	Votes withheld¹
Resolution	Special / Ordinary	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes
1 To receive and adopt the accounts and reports of the directors and auditor	Ordinary	102,887,694	99.93	72,315	0.07	102,960,009	72.78%	74,432
2 To approve the Remuneration Report	Ordinary	101,160,713	99.25	763,682	0.75	101,924,395	72.05%	1,110,044
3 To declare a final dividend of 105p per ordinary share	Ordinary	102,973,527	100.00	125	0.00	102,973,652	72.79%	60,789
4 To re-elect Jonathan Bewes as a director	Ordinary	102,299,622	99.35	667,585	0.65	102,967,207	72.79%	67,234
5 To re-elect Caroline Goodall as a director	Ordinary	102,308,477	99.36	658,624	0.64	102,967,101	72.79%	67,340
6 To re-elect Amanda James as a director	Ordinary	101,394,422	98.47	1,573,505	1.53	102,967,927	72.79%	66,514
7 To elect Richard Papp as a director	Ordinary	101,582,475	98.66	1,384,711	1.34	102,967,186	72.79%	67,255
8 To re-elect Michael Roney as a director	Ordinary	99,958,867	97.15	2,936,047	2.85	102,894,914	72.74%	139,526
9 To re-elect Francis Salway as a director	Ordinary	102,355,768	99.41	611,299	0.59	102,967,067	72.79%	67,374
10 To re-elect Jane Shields as a director	Ordinary	101,587,965	98.66	1,380,082	1.34	102,968,047	72.79%	66,394
11 To re-elect Dame Dianne Thompson as a director	Ordinary	102,321,317	99.37	645,155	0.63	102,966,472	72.79%	67,969
12 To re-elect Lord Wolfson as a director	Ordinary	101,645,327	98.71	1,323,607	1.29	102,968,934	72.79%	65,507
13 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor and authorise the directors to set their remuneration	Ordinary	102,954,868	99.99	12,909	0.01	102,967,777	72.79%	66,664
14 Directors’ authority to allot shares	Ordinary	98,528,583	95.69	4,434,061	4.31	102,962,644	72.79%	71,797
15 Authority to disapply pre-emption rights	Special	102,886,614	99.93	68,577	0.07	102,955,191	72.78%	79,250
16 Authority to disapply additional pre-emption rights	Special	100,528,590	97.64	2,431,468	2.36	102,960,058	72.78%	74,382
17 Authority for on-market purchase of own shares	Special	102,405,766	99.48	532,952	0.52	102,938,718	72.77%	95,723
18² Authority for off-market purchases of own shares	Special	101,509,757	98.61	1,427,699	1.39	102,937,456	72.77%	96,984
Less votes disregarded under the provisions of the Companies Act 2006		(3,000,000)²				(3,000,000)²
Resolution 18 total		98,509,757	98.57	1,427,699	1.43	99,937,456	70.65%	96,984
19 To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than Annual General Meetings) on 14 clear days' notice	Special	96,770,330	94.42	5,719,858	5.58	102,490,188	72.45%	544,253

Note¹ : 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.

Note²: The total maximum number of Ordinary Shares which may be purchased by Next for cancellation pursuant to such contingent purchase contracts is 3.0 million. As explained in the Notice of Meeting, Next has disregarded 3.0 million votes from both the total number of votes cast in favour of the resolution and the total votes cast so that the voting of those shares did not affect the result of the poll.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2, a copy of resolutions passed as special business will be submitted as soon as practicable to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

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Annual General Meeting May 2017

The AGM was held on Thursday 18 May 2017. The Notice of Meeting is contained in the Annual Report and Accounts January 2017.

Annual General Meeting 2017 Results

The Board of NEXT plc is pleased to announce that, at the AGM of NEXT shareholders held on 18 May 2017, all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 28 January 2017 were passed. All resolutions were put to the meeting and approved on a poll and results are detailed below.

The total number of shares on the register at 6pm on 16 May 2017, being those eligible to be voted on at the AGM, was 147,056,562.

		For		Against		TOTAL VOTES CAST	% of shares on register at 6pm 16 May 2017	Votes withheld¹
Resolution	Special / Ordinary	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes
1. To receive and adopt the accounts and reports of the directors and auditor	Ordinary	108,995,810	99.58	455,579	0.42	109,451,389	74.43	28,113
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	Ordinary	107,107,291	98.64	1,471,317	1.36	108,578,608	73.83	900,892
3. To approve the Remuneration Report	Ordinary	108,223,045	99.60	436,396	0.40	108,659,441	73.89	820,060
4. To declare a final dividend of 105p per ordinary share	Ordinary	109,464,444	100.00	4,504	0.00	109,468,948	74.44	10,554
5. To re-elect John Barton as a director	Ordinary	106,807,508	97.60	2,623,541	2.40	109,431,049	74.41	48,453
6. To elect Jonathan Bewes as a director	Ordinary	109,068,801	99.67	361,757	0.33	109,430,558	74.41	48,944
7. To re-elect Caroline Goodall as a director	Ordinary	108,918,613	99.53	512,570	0.47	109,431,183	74.41	48,319
8. To re-elect Amanda James as a director	Ordinary	108,890,381	99.51	540,933	0.49	109,431,314	74.41	48,188
9. To re-elect Michael Law as a director	Ordinary	108,967,226	99.58	463,597	0.42	109,430,823	74.41	48,679
10. To elect Michael Roney as a director	Ordinary	108,488,792	99.92	92,150	0.08	108,580,942	73.84	898,559
11. To re-elect Francis Salway as a director	Ordinary	109,061,016	99.66	369,451	0.34	109,430,467	74.41	49,035
12. To re-elect Jane Shields as a director	Ordinary	108,968,059	99.58	462,334	0.42	109,430,393	74.41	49,109
13. To re-elect Dame Dianne Thompson as a director	Ordinary	109,007,329	99.61	423,373	0.39	109,430,702	74.41	48,800
14. To re-elect Lord Wolfson as a director	Ordinary	108,968,010	99.58	464,501	0.42	109,432,511	74.42	46,991
15. To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor and authorise the directors to set their remuneration	Ordinary	109,316,280	99.94	63,785	0.06	109,380,065	74.38	99,436
16. Authority for the directors to amend the rules of the NEXT Long Term Incentive Plan	Ordinary	108,796,669	99.39	665,001	0.61	109,461,670	74.44	17,832
17. Directors’ authority to allot shares	Ordinary	103,330,203	94.47	6,046,545	5.53	109,376,748	74.38	102,753
18. Authority to disapply pre-emption rights	Special	109,116,676	99.69	340,206	0.31	109,456,882	74.43	22,620
19. Authority to disapply additional pre-emption rights	Special	103,069,338	94.16	6,388,333	5.84	109,457,671	74.43	21,830
20. Authority for on-market purchase of own shares	Special	107,862,705	98.54	1,601,914	1.46	109,464,619	74.44	14,883
21². Authority for off-market purchases of own shares	Special	108,273,887	98.92	1,186,586	1.08	109,460,473	74.43	19,028
Less votes disregarded under the provisions of the Companies Act 2006		(3,000,000)²				(3,000,000)²
Resolution 21 total		105,273,887	98.89	1,186,586	1.11	106,460,473	72.39
22. Increasing the Company’s borrowing powers	Special	106,699,892	97.90	2,289,071	2.10	108,988,963	74.11	490,538
23. To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than Annual General Meetings) on 14 clear days' notice	Special	104,699,713	96.06	4,296,677	3.94	108,996,390	74.12	483,111

Note¹: 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.

Note²: The total maximum number of Ordinary Shares which may be purchased by Next for cancellation pursuant to such contingent purchase contracts is 3.0 million. As explained in the Notice of Meeting, Next has disregarded 3.0 million votes from both the total number of votes cast in favour of the resolution and the total votes cast so that the voting of those shares did not affect the result of the poll.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2, a copy of resolutions passed as special business will be submitted as soon as practicable to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

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Annual General Meeting May 2016

The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on 19 May 2016. The Notice of Meeting can be found in the Annual Report and Accounts 2016.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MAY 2016 RESULTS

The Board of NEXT plc is pleased to announce that, at the AGM of NEXT shareholders held on 19 May 2016, all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 January 2016 were passed. All resolutions were put to the meeting and approved on a poll and results are detailed below.

The total number of shares on the register at 6pm on 17 May 2016, being those eligible to be voted on at the AGM, was 149,549,619.

		For		Against		TOTAL VOTES CAST	% of shares on register at 6pm 17 May 2016	Votes withheld¹
Resolution	Special / Ordinary	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes
1. To receive and adopt the accounts and reports of the directors and auditor	Ordinary	104,626,204	99.5	519,913	0.5	105,146,117	70.3	174,262
2. To approve the Remuneration Report	Ordinary	102,705,670	97.6	2,558,066	2.4	105,263,736	70.4	56,641
3. To declare a final dividend of 105p per share	Ordinary	105,271,744	100	33,236	0.0	105,304,980	70.4	15,399
4. To re-elect John Barton as a director	Ordinary	102,377,844	97.3	2,859,695	2.7	105,237,539	70.4	82,838
5. To re-elect Steve Barber as a director	Ordinary	104,909,189	99.6	389,518	0.4	105,298,707	70.4	21,672
6. To re-elect Caroline Goodall as a director	Ordinary	104,744,591	99.5	554,643	0.5	105,299,234	70.4	21,145
7. To re-elect Amanda James as a director	Ordinary	104,446,729	99.2	852,079	0.8	105,298,808	70.4	21,570
8. To re-elect Michael Law as a director	Ordinary	104,101,368	98.9	1,196,409	1.1	105,297,777	70.4	22,601
9. To re-elect Francis Salway as a director	Ordinary	105,010,783	99.7	287,913	0.3	105,298,696	70.4	21,683
10. To re-elect Jane Shields as a director	Ordinary	104,100,095	98.9	1,197,509	1.1	105,297,604	70.4	22,774
11. To re-elect Dame Dianne Thompson as a director	Ordinary	104,913,195	99.6	385,221	0.4	105,298,416	70.4	21,963
12. To re-elect Lord Wolfson as a director	Ordinary	104,466,881	99.2	832,048	0.8	105,298,929	70.4	21,450
13. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor and authorise the directors to set their remuneration	Ordinary	104,083,772	99.0	1,017,756	1.0	105,101,528	70.3	218,850
14. Directors’ authority to allot shares	Ordinary	102,074,666	97.2	2,922,357	2.8	104,997,023	70.2	323,356
15. Authority to disapply pre-emption rights	Special	102,378,706	97.4	2,711,354	2.6	105,090,060	70.3	230,318
16. Authority for on-market purchase of own shares	Special	104,109,880	98.9	1,187,996	1.1	105,297,876	70.4	22,502
17². Authority to enter into Programme Agreements with each of Goldman Sachs International, UBS AG, Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Bank plc and Barclays Bank plc	Special	103,188,513	98.0	2,052,538	2.0	105,241,051	70.4	79,326
Less votes disregarded under the provisions of the Companies Act 2006		(3,000,000)²				(3,000,000)²
Resolution 17 total		100,188,513	98.0	2,052,538		102,241,051	68.4
18. To authorise the calling of general meeting (other than annual general meetings) on not less than 14 clear days' notice	Special	93,540,866	89.5	11,007,119		104,547,985	69.9	772,393

Note¹: 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.

Note²: The total maximum number of Ordinary Shares which may be purchased by Next for cancellation pursuant to such contingent purchase contracts is 3.0 million. As explained in the Notice of Meeting, Next has disregarded 3.0 million votes from both the total number of votes cast in favour of the resolution and the total votes cast so that the voting of those shares did not affect the result of the poll.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2, a copy of resolutions passed as special business will be submitted as soon as practicable to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

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General Meeting Feb 2016

A General Meeting was held on 10 February 2016 at 9:00am at the offices of Allen & Overy, One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD. The Notice of Meeting was sent to shareholders on 18 January 2016.

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GENERAL MEETING FEB 2016 RESULTS

The Board is pleased to announce that at the General Meeting of Next plc shareholders held on 10 February 2016, the Special Resolution as set out in the Notice of Meeting was put to the meeting and duly passed on a poll. The results are detailed below.

The total number of shares on the register at 6pm on 8 February 2016, being those eligible to be voted on at the meeting, was 150,669,683

	For		Against		TOTAL VOTES CAST²	% of shares on register at 6pm 8 Feb 2016	Votes withheld¹
Special Resolution³	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes²	%	No. of Votes
(a) To authorise the appropriations of distributable profits of Next plc to the payment of the Relevant Distributions, each by reference to the same record date as the original accounting entries for the Relevant Distributions	100,379,139	98.1%	1,914,057	1.9%	102,293,196	67.9	69,478
(b) To waive and release any and all claims which Next plc has or may have against each of its shareholders who appeared on the register of shareholders on the relevant record date for each Relevant Distribution arising out of or in connection with the payment of the Relevant Distributions
(c) To waive and release any and all claims which Next plc has or may have against each of its directors and former directors arising out of or in connection with the approval, declaration or payment of the Relevant Distributions

Note¹: The ‘Vote Withheld’ option is provided to enable the shareholder to abstain on the resolution. It is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against the resolution.

Note²: The directors and former directors (including their connected persons) have not voted on their combined shareholdings which represents 1,874,837 ordinary shares.

Note³: Following the passing of the resolution, and as described in detail in the circular published by Next plc on 18 January 2016, Next plc has today entered into a deed of release in respect of its shareholders and a deed of release in respect of its directors and former directors.

Annual General Meeting May 2015

The AGM was held on Thursday 14 May 2015. The Notice of Meeting is contained in the Annual Report and Accounts January 2015.

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Annual General Meeting 2015 results

The Board of NEXT plc is pleased to announce that, at the AGM of NEXT shareholders held on 14 May 2015, all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 24 January 2015 were passed. All resolutions were put to the meeting and approved on a poll and results are detailed below.

The total number of shares on the register at 6pm on 12 May 2015, being those eligible to be voted on at the AGM, was 152,873,556.

		For		Against		TOTAL VOTES CAST	% of shares on register at 6pm 12 May 2015	Votes withheld¹
Resolution	Special / Ordinary	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes
1. To receive and adopt the accounts and reports of the directors and auditor	Ordinary	102,118,490	99.23	791,527	0.77	102,910,017	67.32	223,787
2. To approve the Remuneration Report	Ordinary	99,473,354	98.22	1,801,516	1.78	101,274,870	66.25	1,858,931
3. To declare a final dividend of 100p per share	Ordinary	102,915,817	100.00	731	0.00	102,916,548	67.32	217,256
4. To re-elect John Barton as a director	Ordinary	99,048,006	96.74	3,340,826	3.26	102,388,832	66.98	744,970
5. To re-elect Steve Barber as a director	Ordinary	102,573,942	99.67	340,946	0.33	102,914,888	67.32	218,916
6. To re-elect Caroline Goodall as a director	Ordinary	102,728,098	99.82	186,096	0.18	102,914,194	67.32	219,610
7. To elect Amanda James as a director	Ordinary	102,550,411	99.65	360,619	0.35	102,911,030	67.32	222,774
8. To re-elect Michael Law as a director	Ordinary	102,275,839	99.38	638,267	0.62	102,914,106	67.32	219,698
9. To re-elect Francis Salway as a director	Ordinary	102,727,172	99.82	187,274	0.18	102,914,446	67.32	219,358
10. To re- elect Jane Shields as a director	Ordinary	102,229,421	99.34	682,721	0.66	102,912,142	67.32	221,662
11. To elect Dame Dianne Thompson as a director	Ordinary	102,886,318	99.98	24,660	0.02	102,910,978	67.32	222,826
12. To re-elect Lord Wolfson as a director	Ordinary	102,595,561	99.69	319,242	0.31	102,914,803	67.32	219,001
13. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor and authorise the directors to set their remuneration	Ordinary	100,599,474	97.77	2,293,852	2.23	102,893,326	67.31	240,476
14. To authorise the NEXT Long Term Incentive Plan	Ordinary	99,820,341	97.04	3,047,184	2.96	102,867,525	67.29	266,277
15. Authority to allot shares	Ordinary	100,412,602	97.77	2,286,434	2.23	102,699,036	67.18	434,768
16. Authority to disapply pre-emption rights	Special	102,401,962	99.50	510,189	0.50	102,912,151	67.32	221,653
17. Authority for on-market purchase of own shares	Special	101,868,762	98.98	1,046,573	1.02	102,915,335	67.32	218,469
18². Authority to enter into Programme Agreements with each of Goldman Sachs, UBS AG, Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Bank plc and Barclays Bank plc	Special	100,566,570	97.74	2,320,245	2.26	102,886,815	67.30	246,989
Less votes disregarded under the provisions of the Companies Act 2006		(3,000,000)²				(3,000,000)²
Resolution 18 total		97,566,570	97.68	2,320,245	2.26	99,886,815	65.34	246,989
19. To authorise the calling of general meeting (other than annual general meetings) on 14 clear days' notice	Special	92,629,964	90.27	9,986,386	9.73	102,616,350	67.12	517,451

Note¹: 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.

Note²: The total maximum number of Ordinary Shares which may be purchased by Next for cancellation pursuant to such contingent purchase contracts is 3.0 million. As explained in the Notice of Meeting, Next has disregarded 3.0 million votes from both the total number of votes cast in favour of the resolution and the total votes cast so that the voting of those shares did not affect the result of the poll.

Annual General Meeting May 2014

The AGM was held on 15 May 2014. The Notice of Meeting is contained in the Annual Report and Accounts January 2014.

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Annual General Meeting 2014 results

The Board of Next plc is pleased to announce that, at the AGM of Next shareholders held on 15 May 2014, all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 25 January 2014 were passed. All resolutions were put to the meeting and approved on a poll and results are detailed below.

The total number of shares on the register at 6pm on 13 May 2014, being those eligible to be voted on at the AGM, was 155,032,317.

		For		Against		TOTAL VOTES CAST	% of shares on register at 6pm 13 May 2014	Votes withheld¹
Resolution	Special / Ordinary	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes
1. To receive and adopt the accounts and reports of the directors and auditors	Ordinary	102,150,118	99.52	493,915	0.48	102,644,033	66.21	617,556
2. To approve the remuneration policy	Ordinary	100,456,860	97.92	2,132,633	2.08	102,589,493	66.17	672,096
3. To approve the Remuneration Report	Ordinary	102,217,243	99.64	372,175	0.36	102,589,418	66.17	672,171
4. To declare a final dividend of 93p per share	Ordinary	102,650,527	100.00	109	0.00	102,650,636	66.21	610,953
5. To re-elect John Barton as a director	Ordinary	99,311,438	97.51	2,534,221	2.49	101,845,659	65.69	1,415,930
6. To re-elect Christos Angelides as a director	Ordinary	100,866,852	98.25	1,792,469	1.75	102,659,321	66.22	602,268
7. To re-elect Steve Barber as a director	Ordinary	102,381,546	99.73	275,065	0.27	102,656,611	66.22	604,978
8. To re-elect Jonathan Dawson as a director	Ordinary	99,656,007	97.18	2,888,197	2.82	102,544,204	66.14	717,385
9. To re-elect Caroline Goodall as a director	Ordinary	102,382,440	99.73	274,143	0.27	102,656,583	66.22	605,006
10. To re-elect David Keens as a director	Ordinary	101,187,267	98.57	1,470,931	1.43	102,658,198	66.22	603,391
11. To elect Michael Law as a director	Ordinary	100,877,812	98.27	1,780,172	1.73	102,657,984	66.22	603,605
12. To re-elect Francis Salway as a director	Ordinary	102,175,291	99.53	481,320	0.47	102,656,611	66.22	604,978
13. To elect Jane Shields as a director	Ordinary	100,867,573	98.26	1,791,011	1.74	102,658,584	66.22	603,005
14. To re-elect Lord Wolfson as a director	Ordinary	101,595,976	99.01	1,016,318	0.99	102,612,294	66.19	649,295
15. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor and authorise the directors to set their remuneration	Ordinary	102,334,474	99.76	248,515	0.24	102,582,989	66.17	678,600
16. Authority to allot shares	Ordinary	99,907,667	97.33	2,745,911	2.67	102,653,578	66.21	608,011
17. Authority to disapply pre-emption rights	Special	102,126,279	99.54	469,585	0.46	102,595,864	66.18	665,725
18. Authority for on-market purchase of own shares	Special	100,362,918	97.77	2,288,832	2.23	102,651,750	66.21	609,839
19². Authority to enter into Programme Agreements with each of Goldman Sachs International, UBS AG, Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Bank plc and Barclays Bank plc	Ordinary	100,294,943	97.81	2,241,875	2.19	102,536,818	66.14	724,771
Less votes disregarded under the provisions of the Companies Act 2006		(4,000,000)²				(4,000,000)²
Resolution 19 total		96,294,943	97.72	2,241,875	2.28	98,536,818	63.56	724,771
20. To authorise the calling of general meeting (other than annual general meetings) on 14 clear days' notice	Special	92,515,514	90.12	10,137,451	9.88	102,651,965	66.21	609,624

Note¹: 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.

Note²: The total maximum number of Ordinary Shares which may be purchased by Next for cancellation pursuant to such contingent purchase contracts is 4.0 million. As explained in the Notice of Meeting, Next has disregarded 4.0 million votes from both the total number of votes cast in favour of the resolution and the total votes cast so that the voting of those shares did not affect the result of the poll.