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RNS Number : 7676Z  Rank Group PLC  18 September 2025

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18 September 2025

The Rank Group Plc ('Rank' or the 'Group')

Board Update

 

The Rank Group Plc (LSE: RNK) ("Rank" or "Rank Group" or "Company")
announces that, after 6 years as Chair of Rank and over 8 years on the Board,
Alex Thursby has informed the Board that he does not intend to stand for
re-election at the Company's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") on 15 October
2025 and, at the conclusion of the AGM, Alex will step down from the Board.

 

A process to identify Alex's replacement is well advanced and the Group is
close to making an appointment with an announcement expected within the next
couple of months. In the interim period, Rank's Senior Independent Director,
Karen Whitworth, will stand in as Interim Chair. Lucinda Charles-Jones will be
the Interim Senior Independent Director, with Keith Laslop the Interim Audit
Committee Chair.

 

Alex Thursby joined Rank as a Non-Executive Director in August 2017 and was
appointed Chair in October 2019. With the Group having recently published a
strong set of full year results and now embarking on the next phase of its
strategic roadmap, which includes the legislative reforms for land-based
casinos that were confirmed earlier this year, Alex has successfully completed
his tenure of office and leaves the Company on an excellent trajectory to
deliver further and sustainable long-term growth.

 

Alex Thursby said: "I have been privileged to serve as chair of the Board of
Rank for almost six years and have enjoyed the role enormously. For a number
of months now I have been reflecting on this exciting inflection point for
Rank, with the long-awaited legislative reforms for casinos now being
implemented and a digital business which is beginning to scale, and I believe
now is the right time to step down. I do so with a combination of pride in the
progress we have made, including in terms of governance processes and
procedures, and also with confidence that Rank is in excellent shape to write
the next exciting chapter of its rich history."

 

John O'Reilly, Chief Executive Officer, said: "Alex has been a committed and
talented Chair, combining wise counsel, considerable experience and thoughtful
leadership. I would like to thank him personally for his unwavering support
and for his dedication to the Rank Group and to its stakeholders. Our recent
successes and outlook are due in no small part to his sure-footed guidance and
invaluable leadership."

 

Karen Whitworth, Senior Independent Director said: "Alex has made a
significant contribution to the Rank story. His experience and expertise have
been highly valued by all Board members, and the Board offers him its thanks
and very best wishes for the future. I will be pleased to serve as the Interim
Chair, following next month's AGM, and look forward to announcing a permanent
successor to Alex very soon thereafter."

 

 

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Contacts:

 

Rank

David Williams - Director of Corporate Affairs & Investor Relations
david.williams@rank.com

Brian McLelland - Group Company Secretary
                brian.mclelland@rank.com

 

Media Enquiries:

 

FTI Consulting LLP (PR adviser to Rank)

Edward Bridges
    Tel: +44 20 3727 1067

Alex Beagley
       Tel: +44 20 3727 1045

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