Rank Group PLC
16 January 2006
For Immediate Release 16 January 2006
Not for release, publication or distribution in or into the United States,
Australia, Canada or Japan
The Rank Group Plc ('Rank' or the 'Company')
Announcement of Result of Extraordinary General Meeting ('EGM')
Rank announces that the resolution to approve the proposed disposal of Deluxe
Film to DX III Holdings Corporation ('Disposal'), a wholly owned indirect
subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., and the associated increase in
the permitted borrowing powers was passed by the Company's shareholders at the
EGM held earlier today. The Disposal is still conditional, amongst other things,
upon obtaining clearance from Spanish anti-trust authorities and is expected to
complete on 27 January 2006.
A copy of the resolution passed at the Company's EGM has been submitted to the
UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK
Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at the
Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14
5HS (telephone number 020 7676 1000), during normal business hours on any
weekday (public holidays excepted).
The resolution proposed at the Company's EGM was carried on a show of hands. The
proxy figures for the resolutions will shortly be displayed on the Company's
corporate website (www.rank.com).
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Enquiries:
The Rank Group Plc
Dan Waugh (Director of Investor Relations) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7535 8031
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