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Guoco Offer Closed
Guoco Offer Closed.
About this update from Rank Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 5322K Rank Group PLC 18 July 2011 \n\n18 July 2011\n \nThe Rank Group Plc (\"Rank\")\n \nNOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO THE SAME WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION\n \nOffer Closed\n \nThe Board of The Rank Group Plc (\"Rank\" or the \"Group\") notes the announcement by Guoco Group Limited (\"Guoco Group\") that, by 1.00pm on Friday, 15 July 2011, it had received valid acceptances (after taking into account withdrawals) which, added to Rank shares already owned by Guoco Group, represent 74.5 per cent of Rank shares. As a result, Guoco Group's offer for Rank is now closed and Rank will retain its listing on the London Stock Exchange.\n \nRank will announce its half-year results on 28 July 2011.\n \n \nEnquiries:\n \nThe Rank Group Plc\nDan Waugh +44 1628 504 053\n \nGoldman Sachs International\nNick Harper +44 20 7774 1000\n \nFinancial Dynamics\nMarc Cohen +44 20 7269 7216\nBen Foster +44 20 7831 3113\n \nThe Independent Directors, accept responsibility for the information contained in this document, except that the only responsibility accepted by them in respect of the information contained in this document relating to Guoco Group, its subsidiary undertakings and the directors of Guoco Group and/or any such subsidiary undertakings, which has been compiled from published sources, is to ensure that such information has been correctly and fairly reproduced and presented. Subject to the aforesaid, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the Independent Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this document for which they accept responsibility is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of that inf...