Rank Group PLC
08 October 2026
LEI: 213800TXKD6XZWOFTE12
8 October 2026
The Rank Group Plc
Results of 2026 Annual General Meeting
The Rank Group Plc (the“Company”) announces that the following resolutions were decided by poll vote at the annual general meeting (“AGM”) which was held today. Resolution 12 was passed as a special resolution; all other resolutions were passed as ordinary resolutions. In accordance with UKLR 6.2.8R, the votes cast on Resolutions 4, 6 and 7, which relate to the election or re-election of the Company’s independent directors, were calculated and are disclosed below both including and excluding the votes cast by the Company’s controlling shareholder. Full text of each resolution is set out in the Notice of AGM, which is availableatwww.rank.com. The poll results are as follows:
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Resolution |
Votes For1 |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total Votes |
% of ISC |
Votes Withheld2 |
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Votes cast by all shareholders |
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Receipt of the 2026 annual report and financial statements |
429,923,369 |
100.00 |
14,849 |
0.00 |
429,938,218 |
91.78% |
69,347 |
|
|
Approval of the 2026 Directors’ remuneration report |
429,893,846 |
99.98 |
102,538 |
0.02 |
429,996,384 |
91.80% |
11,181 |
|
|
Declaration of a final dividend of 2.50 pence per ordinary share |
429,934,662 |
99.98 |
68,468 |
0.02 |
430,003,130 |
91.80% |
4,435 |
|
|
Election of John Ott as a director |
428,629,333 |
99.68 |
1,372,773 |
0.32 |
430,002,106 |
91.80% |
5,459 |
|
|
Re-election of Richard Harris as a director |
429,678,324 |
99.92 |
322,708 |
0.08 |
430,001,032 |
91.80% |
6,533 |
|
|
Re-election of Katie McAlister as a director |
427,399,515 |
99.40 |
2,600,100 |
0.60 |
429,999,615 |
91.80% |
7,950 |
|
|
Re-election of Keith Laslop as a director |
428,201,735 |
99.58 |
1,797,790 |
0.42 |
429,999,525 |
91.80% |
8,040 |
|
|
Re-election of Christian Nothhaft as a director |
429,629,445 |
99.91 |
370,518 |
0.09 |
429,999,963 |
91.80% |
7,602 |
|
|
Re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor |
429,914,258 |
99.99 |
58,490 |
0.01 |
429,972,748 |
91.79% |
34,817 |
|
|
Authority of the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor |
429,914,045 |
99.98 |
86,271 |
0.02 |
430,000,316 |
91.80% |
7,249 |
|
|
Authority to make political donations and incur political expenditure |
429,887,687 |
99.97 |
108,519 |
0.03 |
429,996,206 |
91.80% |
11,359 |
|
|
Authority to call general meetings other than AGMs on not less than 14 clear days’ notice |
428,990,161 |
99.76 |
1,011,780 |
0.24 |
430,001,941 |
91.80% |
5,624 |
|
Votes cast by Independent Shareholders |
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|
4. |
Election of John Ott as a director |
146,404,227 |
99.07 |
1,372,773 |
0.93 |
147,777,000 |
79.36% |
5,459 |
|
6. |
Re-election of Katie McAlister as a director |
145,174,409 |
98.24 |
2,600,100 |
1.76 |
147,774,509 |
79.36% |
7,950 |
|
7. |
Re-election of Keith Laslop as a director |
145,976,629 |
98.78 |
1,797,790 |
1.22 |
147,774,419 |
79.36% |
8,040 |
Notes:
- Includes discretionary votes.
- A vote withheld is not a vote in law and has not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes cast “For” or “Against” a resolution.
- The total number of ordinary shares in issue today, 8 October 2026 was 468,429,541, of which 186,204,435were held by independent shareholders.
In accordance withUKLR 6.4.2R, a copy of all resolutions passed, other than those concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the FCA and will shortly be available athttps://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
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Contacts:
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David Williams– Director of Corporate Affairs & Investor Relations |
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Chloe Barry– Group Company Secretary |
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