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RNS Number : 3209W  Rank Group PLC  21 August 2025

21 August 2025

 

The Rank Group Plc

LEI: 213800TXKD6XZWOFTE12

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them in
accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulations

The second of two tranches of an award granted to Mark Harper on 21 August
2023 as part of the terms agreed under which he would take up his position as
the Company's Grosvenor Managing Director, granted outside The Rank Group Plc
Long Term Incentive Plan 2020 ("Plan"), but subject to the rules of the Plan,
vested on 21 August 2025.

The following tables set out the number of shares that vested on 21 August
2025 and the sale of sufficient shares to discharge the tax liability arising
on the vested shares in accordance with instructions which took place on 21
August 2025.

The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the
EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details:

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Mark Harper
 2   Reason for Notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Grosvenor Managing Director
 b)  Initial notification/Amendment                               Initial Announcement
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         The Rank Group Plc
 b)  LEI                                                          213800TXKD6XZWOFTE12
 4   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
 a)  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary Shares of 13 (8)/(9) pence each in Rank Group Plc

     Identification code                                          GB00B1L5QH97
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Vesting of 41,955 Ordinary Shares granted outside the Plan but subject to the
                                                                  terms of the Plan.
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                  Nil       41,955
 d)  Aggregated information                                       Not applicable - single transaction

     -     Aggregated volume

     -     Price
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      21 August 2025
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregated volume

-     Price

Not applicable - single transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

21 August 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Mark Harper
 2   Reason for Notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Grosvenor Managing Director
 b)  Initial notification/Amendment                               Initial Announcement
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         The Rank Group Plc
 b)  LEI                                                          213800TXKD6XZWOFTE12
 4   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
 a)  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary Shares of 13 (8)/(9) pence each in Rank Group Plc

     Identification code                                          GB00B1L5QH97
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Sale of 19,790 Ordinary Shares acquired under the award to cover the income
                                                                  tax and NIC liability
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)    Volume(s)
                                                                  £1.365206   19,790
 d)  Aggregated information                                       Not applicable - single transaction

     -     Aggregated volume

     -     Price
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      21 August 2025
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange

d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregated volume

-     Price

Not applicable - single transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

21 August 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

Enquiries:                 Brian McLelland, Group Company Secretary
                  Tel:  07763 217122

 

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