RNS Number : 6490I
Rank Group PLC
17 October 2024
 

 

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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