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
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