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RNS Number : 6490I  Rank Group PLC  17 October 2024

 

The Rank Group Plc - 2024 Annual General Meeting

At The Rank Group Plc annual general meeting held on Thursday 17 October 2024
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: 17 Oct 2024  Withheld
                    № of votes                                                     %                    № of votes    %     № of votes
 Votes of all shareholders
 1.                 Approval of 2023/24 report and financial statements  Ordinary  429,623,700  100.00  18,250        0.00  429,641,950              91.72%                                130,625
 2.                 Approval of 2023/24 directors' remuneration report   Ordinary  422,316,131  98.27   7,433,777     1.73  429,749,908              91.74%                                22,667
 3.                 Approval of 2023/24 directors' remuneration policy   Ordinary  422,246,719  98.25   7,499,410     1.75  429,746,129              91.74%                                26,446
 4.                 Approval of final dividend                           Ordinary  429,760,781  100.00  8,555         0.00  429,769,336              91.75%                                3,239
 5.                 Re- election of Alex Thursby as a director           Ordinary  428,489,988  99.70   1,273,559     0.30  429,763,547              91.75%                                9,028
 6.                 Re-election of John O'Reilly as a director           Ordinary  429,475,281  99.93   290,788       0.07  429,766,069              91.75%                                6,506
 7.                 Re-election of Richard Harris as a director          Ordinary  429,451,086  99.93   311,229       0.07  429,762,315              91.75%                                10,259
 8.                 Re-election of Chew Seong Aun as a director          Ordinary  392,168,966  99.92   301,445       0.08  392,470,411              83.78%                                37,302,164
 9.                 Re-election of Katie McAlister as a director         Ordinary  429,494,130  99.94   273,987       0.06  429,768,117              91.75%                                4,458
 10.                Re-election of Karen Whitworth as a director         Ordinary  428,469,792  99.70   1,298,303     0.30  429,768,095              91.75%                                4,480
 11.                Re-election of Lucinda Charles-Jones as a director   Ordinary  428,503,570  99.71   1,263,294     0.29  429,766,864              91.75%                                5,711
 12.                Re-election of Keith Laslop as a director            Ordinary  429,550,810  99.95   212,936       0.05  429,763,746              91.75%                                8,829
 13.                Re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor       Ordinary  429,686,565  99.98   80,028        0.02  429,766,593              91.75%                                5,982
 14.                Remuneration of auditor                              Ordinary  429,708,679  99.99   54,279        0.01  429,762,958              91.75%                                9,617
 15.                LTIP Rule changes                                    Ordinary  422,226,603  98.25   7,518,988     1.75  429,745,591              91.74%                                22,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 №                  Resolution                                                       Type      For                 Against             Total № of Votes Cast    % of shares on register on 17 Oct 2024  Withheld
                    № of votes                                                                 %                   № of votes    %     № of votes
 16.                Authority to make political donations and political expenditure  Ordinary  429,580,660  99.96  180,071       0.04  429,760,731              91.75%                                  7,473
 17.                Authority to call general meetings on 14 clear days' notice      Special   428,588,328  99.73  1,169,408     0.27  429,757,736              91.74%                                  10,468
 Votes of independent shareholders only
 5.                 Re- election of Alex Thursby as a director                       Ordinary  146,264,882  99.14  1,273,559     0.86  147,538,441              79.23%                                  9,028
 9.                 Re-election of Katie McAllister as a director                    Ordinary  147,269,024  99.81  273,987       0.19  147,543,011              79.24%                                  4,458
 10.                Re-election of Karen Whitworth as a director                     Ordinary  146,244,686  99.12  1,298,303     0.88  147,542,989              79.24%                                  4,480
 11.                Re-election of Lucinda Charles-Jones as a director               Ordinary  146,278,464  99.14  1,263,294     0.86  147,541,758              79.24%                                  5,711
 12.                Re-election of Keith Laslop as a director                        Ordinary  147,325,704  99.86  212,936       0.14  147,538,640              79.23%                                  8,829

 

 

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 5,9,10,11 and 12 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/en/shareholder-centre/shareholder-meetings
(https://www.rank.com/en/shareholder-centre/shareholder-meetings)

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