AGM Information • Oct 14, 2021
AGM Information
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At The Rank Group Plc annual general meeting held on Thursday 14 October 2021 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 | % of shares | Withheld | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| № | № of votes | % | № of votes | % | Total № of Votes Cast |
on register: 14 Oct 2021 |
№ of votes | |||
| Votes of all shareholders | ||||||||||
| 1. | Approval of 2020/21 report and financial statements |
Ordinary | 436,268,392 | 100.00 | 4,237 | 0.00 | 436,272,629 | 93.14 | 257,725 | |
| 2. | Approval of 2020/21 directors' remuneration report |
Ordinary | 432,954,734 | 99.19 | 3,533,808 | 0.81 | 436,488,542 | 93.18 | 41,812 | |
| 3. | Approval of Director's Remuneration Policy | Ordinary | 395,127,965 | 90.52 | 41,372,471 | 9.48 | 436,500,436 | 93.18 | 29,918 | |
| 4. | Re- election of Bill Floydd as a director |
Ordinary | 436,436,992 | 99.99 | 46,697 | 0.01 | 436,483,689 | 93.18 | 46,665 | |
| 5. | Re-election of John O'Reilly as a director | Ordinary | 436,438,933 | 99.99 | 45,886 | 0.01 | 436,484,819 | 93.18 | 45,535 | |
| 6. | Re-election of Chris Bell as a director |
Ordinary | 418,611,199 | 96.00 | 17,420,258 | 4.00 | 436,031,457 | 93.08 | 498,897 | |
| 7. | Re-election of Steven Esom as a director | Ordinary | 416,676,184 | 95.46 | 19,808,200 | 4.54 | 436,484,384 | 93.18 | 45,970 | |
| 8. | Re-election of Susan Hooper as a director | Ordinary | 428,831,452 | 98.26 | 7,590,108 | 1.74 | 436,421,560 | 93.17 | 108,794 | |
| 9. | Re-election of Alex Thursby as a director |
Ordinary | 435,103,303 | 99.68 | 1,381,106 | 0.32 | 436,484,409 | 93.18 | 45,945 | |
| 10. | Re-election of Karen Whitworth as a director |
Ordinary | 428,894,179 | 98.26 | 7,589,973 | 1.74 | 436,484,152 | 93.18 | 46,202 | |
| 11. | Election of Katie McAlister as a director | Ordinary | 436,494,982 | 100.00 | 12,110 | 0.00 | 436,507,092 | 93.19 | 23,262 | |
| 12. | Election of Chew Seong Aun as a director | Ordinary | 414,036,805 | 99.63 | 1,523,521 | 0.37 | 415,560,326 | 88.71 | 20,970,028 | |
| 13. | Re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor |
Ordinary | 436,395,809 | 99.97 | 113,690 | 0.03 | 436,509,499 | 93.19 | 20,855 | |
| 14. | Remuneration of auditor | Ordinary | 436,471,925 | 99.99 | 24,268 | 0.01 | 436,496,193 | 93.18 | 34,161 |
| Resolution | Type | For | Against | % of shares | Withheld | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| № | № of votes | % | № of votes | % | Total № of Votes Cast |
on register on 17 Oct 2017 |
№ of votes | ||||
| 15. | Authority to make political donations and political expenditure |
Ordinary | 436,103,935 | 99.91 | 412,557 | 0.09 | 436,516,492 | 93.19 | 13,862 | ||
| 16. | Approval of the Recovery Incentive Scheme |
Ordinary | 395,205,344 | 90.54 | 41,296,789 | 9.46 | 436,502,133 | 93.18 | 28,221 | ||
| 17. | Authority to call general meetings on 14 clear days' notice |
Special | 434,989,595 | 99.66 | 1,505,737 | 0.34 | 436,495,332 | 93.18 | 35,022 | ||
| Votes of independent shareholders only |
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| 6. | Re-election of Chris Bell as a director |
Ordinary | 155,645,285 | 89.93 | 17,420,258 | 10.07 | 173,065,543 | 84.23 | 498,897 | ||
| 7. | Re-election of Steven Esom as a director | Ordinary | 153,710,270 | 88.58 | 19,808,200 | 11.42 | 173,518,470 | 84.45 | 45,970 | ||
| 8. | Re-election of Susan Hooper as a director | Ordinary | 165,865,538 | 95.62 | 7,590,108 | 4.38 | 173,455,646 | 84.42 | 108,794 | ||
| 9. | Re-election of Alex Thursby as a director |
Ordinary | 172,137,389 | 99.20 | 1,381,106 | 0.80 | 173,518,495 | 84.45 | 45,945 | ||
| 10. | Re-election of Karen Whitworth as a director |
Ordinary | 165,928,265 | 95.63 | 7,589,973 | 4.37 | 173,518,238 | 84.45 | 46,202 | ||
| 11. | Election of Katie McAlister as a director | Ordinary | 173,529,068 | 99.99 | 12,110 | 0.01 | 173,541,178 | 84.46 | 23,262 |
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 http://www.rank.com/en/shareholder-centre.html.
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