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29/10/2014 12:36

RNS Number : 5011U
Rank Group PLC
16 October 2014
The Rank Group Plc - 2014 Annual General Meeting 
At The Rank Group Plc annual general meeting held on Thursday, 16 October 2014 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 Proxy Votes Cast  of votes
% of shares on register: 14 Oct 2014
Withheld
 of votes
%
 of votes
%
 of votes
Votes of all shareholders 
1. 
Approval of strategic and directors' reports and financial statements
Ordinary
356,088,585
99.97
119,829
0.03
356,208,414
91.18%
7,125
2. 
Approval of remuneration policy
Ordinary
321,795,025
92.13
27,505,280
7.87
349,300,305
89.41%
6,915,234
3. 
Approval of remuneration report
Ordinary
320,505,611
89.99
35,654,507
10.01
356,160,118
91.16%
55,421
4. 
Declare final dividend
Ordinary
356,213,094
100.00
601
0.00
356,213,695
91.18%
1,844
5. 
Election of Henry Birch
Ordinary
355,862,149
99.91
322,690
0.09
356,184,839
91.17%
30,700
6. 
Re-election of Ian Burke
Ordinary
352,978,970
99.45
1,960,154
0.55
354,939,124
90.85%
1,276,415
7. 
Re-election of Clive Jennings
Ordinary
356,113,638
99.98
74,618
0.02
356,188,256
91.17%
27,283
8. 
Re-election of Richard Kilmorey
Ordinary
356,102,809
99.98
84,608
0.02
356,187,417
91.17%
28,122
9. 
Re-election of Owen O'Donnell
Ordinary
356,094,160
99.97
98,019
0.03
356,192,179
91.17%
23,360
10. 
Re-election of Tim Scoble
Ordinary
333,661,523
93.67
22,537,742
6.33
356,199,265
91.17%
16,274
11. 
Re-election of Shaa Wasmund
Ordinary
356,101,842
99.97
95,484
0.03
356,197,326
91.17%
18,213
12. 
Re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors
Ordinary
333,592,886
93.66
22,580,042
6.34
356,172,928
91.17%
42,611
13. 
Remuneration of auditors
Ordinary
333,805,270
93.72
22,375,800
6.28
356,181,070
91.17%
34,469
14. 
Authority to make political donations
Ordinary
354,903,235
99.64
1,298,170
0.36
356,201,405
91.17%
14,134
15. 
Authority to call general meetings on 14 days' notice
Special
354,827,526
99.61
1,381,280
0.39
356,208,806
91.18%
6,733
Resolution
Type
For
Against
Total Proxy Votes Cast  of votes (excluding controlling shareholder)
% of shares (excluding controlling shareholder) on register: 14 Oct 2014
Withheld
 of votes
%
 of votes
%
 of votes
Votes of shareholders excluding controlling shareholder
16. 
Re-election of Richard Kilmorey
Ordinary
87,056,811
99.91
81,860
0.09
87,138,671
71.68%
17,692
17. 
Re-election of Owen O'Donnell
Ordinary
87,047,436
99.89
95,846
0.11
87,143,282
71.69%
13,081
18. 
Re-election of Tim Scoble
Ordinary
64,601,580
74.14
22,537,651
25.86
87,139,231
71.68%
17,132
19. 
Re-election of Shaa Wasmund
Ordinary
87,039,041
99.89
99,107
0.11
87,138,148
71.68%
18,215
Notes:
1. Total ordinary shares in issue at the date of the meeting were 390,683,521. Total ordinary shares held by shareholders excluding the controlling shareholder at the date of the meeting were 121,563,300.
2. Any proxy appointments giving discretion to "the Chairman of the meeting" have been included in the "For" totals above.
3. "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 www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm and on the Company's website www.rank.com/agm.

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