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Result of AGM
Result of AGM.
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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 . and on the Company's website https://www.rank.com/en/shareholder-centre/shareholder-meetings