Next Plc

Ticker: NXT
Meeting date: 15/05/2025
Meeting type: Annual
Proposal Mgt rec Vote
Management proposals
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports For For
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For
3 Approve Final Dividend For For
4 Elect Jonathan Blanchard as Director For For
5 Re-elect Jonathan Bewes as Director For For
6 Re-elect Venetia Butterfield as Director For For
7 Re-elect Soumen Das as Director For For
8 Re-elect Tom Hall as Director For For
9 Re-elect Dame Tristia Harrison as Director For For
10 Re-elect Richard Papp as Director For For
11 Re-elect Michael Roney as Director For For
12 Re-elect Jane Shields as Director For For
13 Re-elect Jeremy Stakol as Director For For
14 Re-elect Amy Stirling as Director For For
15 Re-elect Lord Wolfson as Director For For
16 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors For For
17 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors For For
18 Approve Long Term Incentive Plan For For
19 Authorise Issue of Equity For For
20 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights For For
21 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment For For
22 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares For For
23 Authorise Off-Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares For For
24 Adopt New Articles of Association For For
25 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice For For
Shareholder proposals
26 Approve ShareAction Requisitioned Resolution Vote rationale: We will not support a shareholder proposal where the company does not appear to have significant gaps in their management or reporting of the relevant sustainability risk. We assess companies against our public expectations on environmental and social issues. We may consider direction of travel and pace of change as part of our assessments. Global Voting Guidelines Shareholder proposals on sustainability Against Against

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