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RNS Number : 5696D  Rank Group PLC  16 October 2025

 

The Rank Group Plc - 2025 Annual General Meeting

At The Rank Group Plc annual general meeting held on Wednesday 15 October 2025
a poll was taken on all resolutions put to the meeting.  All resolutions were
passed by the members entitled to vote.

 

The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the
meeting are set out below.

 

 №                  Resolution                                           Type      For                  Against             Total № of Votes Cast    % of shares on register: 15 Oct 2025  Withheld
                    № of votes                                                     %                    № of votes    %     № of votes
 Votes of all shareholders
 1.                 Approval of 2024/25 report and financial statements  Ordinary  431,876,410  100.00  6,023         0.00  431,882,433              92.20%                                413,526
 2.                 Approval of 2024/25 directors' remuneration report   Ordinary  149,044,853  99.36   964,768       0.64  150,009,621              32.02%                                282,286,338
 3.                 Approval of final dividend                           Ordinary  432,291,414  100.00  4,161         0.00  432,295,575              92.29%                                384
 4.                 Re-election of John O'Reilly as a director           Ordinary  431,367,272  99.79   914,836       0.21  432,282,108              92.28%                                13,851
 5.                 Re-election of Richard Harris as a director          Ordinary  430,909,839  99.68   1,372,320     0.32  432,282,159              92.28%                                13,800
 6.                 Election of Christian Nothhaft as a director         Ordinary  428,519,988  99.14   3,728,265     0.86  432,248,253              92.28%                                47,706
 7.                 Re-election of Katie McAlister as a director         Ordinary  429,304,633  99.32   2,927,748     0.68  432,232,381              92.27%                                63,578
 8.                 Re-election of Karen Whitworth as a director         Ordinary  427,815,851  98.97   4,465,879     1.03  432,281,730              92.28%                                14,229
 9.                 Re-election of Lucinda Charles-Jones as a director   Ordinary  430,803,071  99.66   1,478,710     0.34  432,281,781              92.28%                                14,178
 10.                Re-election of Keith Laslop as a director            Ordinary  432,123,734  99.96   158,374       0.04  432,282,108              92.28%                                13,851
 11.                Re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor       Ordinary  432,125,010  99.97   150,421       0.03  432,275,431              92.28%                                20,528
 12.                Remuneration of auditor                              Ordinary  432,205,663  99.98   86,183        0.02  432,291,846              92.29%                                4,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 №                  Resolution                                                       Type      For                 Against             Total № of Votes Cast    % of shares on register on 15 Oct 2025  Withheld
                    № of votes                                                                 %                   № of votes    %     № of votes
 13.                Authority to make political donations and political expenditure  Ordinary  432,171,419  99.97  116,596       0.03  432,288,015              92.28%                                  7,944
 14.                Authority to call general meetings on 14 clear days' notice      Special   431,640,326  99.85  646,439       0.15  432,286,765              92.28%                                  9,194
 Votes of independent shareholders only
 7.                 Re-election of Katie McAlister as a director                     Ordinary  147,079,527  98.05  2,927,748     1.95  150,007,275              80.56%                                  63,578
 8.                 Re-election of Karen Whitworth as a director                     Ordinary  145,590,745  97.02  4,465,879     2.98  150,056,624              80.59%                                  14,229
 9.                 Re-election of Lucinda Charles-Jones as a director               Ordinary  148,577,965  99.01  1,478,710     0.99  150,056,675              80.59%                                  14,178
 10.                Re-election of Keith Laslop as a director                        Ordinary  149,898,628  99.89  158,374       0.11  150,057,002              80.59%                                  13,851

 

 

Notes:

1.    Total ordinary shares in issue at the date of the meeting were
468,429,541. Total ordinary shares held by shareholders excluding the
controlling shareholder at the date of the meeting were 186,204,435.

2.    Any proxy appointments giving discretion to "the Chair of the
meeting" have been included in the "For" totals above.

3.    Resolutions 7,8,9 and 10 will be counted separately excluding the
controlling shareholder.

4.    "Withheld" is not a vote in law and therefore is excluded from the
calculation of the proportion of the votes for or against a resolution.

 

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the notice of annual general
meeting which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) . and on the
Company's website
https://www.rank.com/investors/shareholder-centre/shareholder-meetings/
(https://www.rank.com/investors/shareholder-centre/shareholder-meetings/)

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