Result of AGM

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 available at www.rank.com. The poll results are as follows:

Resolution		Votes For1	%	Votes Against	%	Total Votes	% of ISC	Votes Withheld2
Votes cast by all shareholders
	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
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:

1. Includes discretionary votes.
2. 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.
3. The total number of ordinary shares in issue today, 8 October 2026 was 468,429,541, of which 186,204,435 were held by independent shareholders.  

In accordance with UKLR 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 at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Contacts:
David Williams – Director of Corporate Affairs & Investor Relations	[e-mail]
Chloe Barry – Group Company Secretary	[e-mail]

 

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