Annual Information Update

RNS Number : 4270E

Rank Group PLC

06 April 2011

 

The Rank Group Plc ("Rank")

- Annual Information Update

Rank announces that in accordance with the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2, the following information has been published or made available to the public during the 12 month period which ended on 31 March 2011 in compliance with laws and rules dealing with the regulation of securities, issuers of securities and securities markets.

For the purposes of this update the information is only referred to and full copies of each item can be found at the locations specified below.

1.         ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE VIA A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE

All of the documents listed below were published via RNS, a Regulatory News Service provided by the London Stock Exchange, on the dates indicated.

Date	Nature and Brief Description of Information
	APRIL 2010
06.04.2010	Annual Information Update for the year ended 31 March 2010
06.04.2010	Blocklisting 6 monthly return - 1 October 2009 to 31 March 2010
08.04.2010	Director Declaration - Owen O'Donnell LR9.6.14 & LR9.6.13(3)
16.04.2010	Date Notification - Release of Interim Management Statement
22.04.2010	Interim Management Statement: 16 weeks to 18 April 2010
22.04.2010	Result of AGM
23.04.2010	Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares - 2010 LTIP Grant
30.04.2010	Document viewing announcement - s. 519 Companies Act statement
	MAY 2010
21.05.2010	Mainstage bingo and amusement machines VAT repayment
	JUNE 2010
15.06.2010	Director/PDMR Shareholding - Richard Greenhalgh buys 1,783 shares, John Warren buys 1,818 shares, Bill Shannon buys 1,181 shares and Owen O'Donnell buys 1,367 shares
21.06.2010	Response to Government's consultation on remote gambling
23.06.2010	Response to budget statement
	JULY 2010
02.07.2010	Notice of Results  - Interim Results for H1 2010 to be announced on 29 July 2010
29.07.2011	Interim Results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2010
	AUGUST 2010
	-
	SEPTEMBER 2010
02.09.2010	Director/PDMR Shareholding - Peter Johnson buys 8,926 shares
13.09.2010	Notice of Results - IMS 40 Weeks to be announced on 7 October 2010
17.09.2010	Director/PDMR Shareholding - Richard Greenhalgh buys 1,753 shares, John Warren buys 1,912 shares, Bill Shannon buys 1,162 shares and Owen O'Donnell buys 1,139 shares
27.09.2010	Rank agrees cap on contingent VAT liabilities
	OCTOBER 2010
06.10.2010	Blocklisting Interim Review - for the 6 months to 30 September 2010
07.10.2010	Interim Management Statement - 40 weeks to 3 October 2010
22.10.2010	Director Declaration - Bill Shannon
	NOVEMBER 2010
08.11.2010	Holdings in Company - Prudential Plc = 4.56%
26.11.2010	Notification of Trading Statement Release Date: 7am on Thursday, 9 December 2010
	DECEMBER 2010
09.12.2010	Pre-close trading statement: 49 weeks to 5 December 2010
13.12.2010	Director/PDMR Shareholding - Richard Greenhalgh buys 1,625 shares, John Warren buys 1,772 shares, Bill Shannon buys 1,077 shares and Owen O'Donnell buys 1,079 shares
	JANUARY 2011
	-
	FEBRUARY 2011
09.02.2011	Notice of Results - Full-Year Results for the year ended 31 December 2010 to be announced at 7am on Friday, 25 February 2011
18.02.2011	Directorate change - resignation of Mike Smith as a director with effect from 30 April 2011
22.02.2011	Holdings in Company - Poly Dragon Holdings Limited (Mr Cheng Fu Zay) = 3.0%
25.02.2011	Preliminary announcement of 2010 full-year results
28.02.2011	Director/PDMR Shareholding - Interest of The Rank Group Employee Benefit Trust
28.02.2011	Director/PDMR Shareholding - 2005 LTIP shares vesting and lapsing
	MARCH 2011
01.03.2011	Director/PDMR Shareholding - Interest of The Rank Group Employee Benefit Trust
02.03.2011	Director/PDMR Shareholding - Interest of The Rank Group Employee Benefit Trust
14.03.2011	Director/PDMR Shareholding - LTIP share award
15.03.2011	Document viewing facility notification: documents re 2011 AGM - 2010 Annual Report, Notice of Meeting, Proxy Form and shareholder notification of online publication of 2011 AGM documents
15.03.2011	Director/PDMR Shareholding - Richard Greenhalgh buys 1,674 shares, John Warren buys 1,820 shares, Bill Shannon buys 1,117 shares and Owen O'Donnell buys 1,375 shares
22.03.2011	Rank receives £74.8m VAT repayment
25.03.2011	Notification of Interim Management Statement release date: 7am on 14 April 2011

Copies of the documents published via RNS may be obtained from the Regulatory News Service provided by the London Stock Exchange at
http://www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb/pricesnews/marketnews/marketnews.htm

2.         DOCUMENTS FILED AT COMPANIES HOUSE

The Company has submitted filings to Companies House in relation to:

-     the Company's annual return and group accounts;

-     the appointment of two directors;

-     a change in particulars of a director;

-     auditors' resignation;

-     alteration to memorandum and articles of association; and

-     resolutions passed at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 22 April 2010.

Upon payment of a fee, copies of these documents can be found on the Companies House website at http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/
or (for registered users) through Companies House Direct at
http://direct.companieshouse.gov.uk/
or can be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff CF14 3UZ.

3.         DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY

Copies of the resolutions pertaining to special business that were passed at the Company's 2010 annual general meeting were submitted to the UK Listing Authority on 22 April 2010.

Copies of a letter to shareholders pursuant to s520 Companies Act 2006 and PricewaterhouseCoopersLLP's statement of circumstances connected with ceasing to hold office as auditors pursuant to s519 Companies Act 2006 were submitted to the UK Listing Authority on 30 April 2010.

Copies of the notice of 2011 annual general meeting, proxy form, 2010 annual report and financial statements and shareholder notification of online publication of notice of 2011 AGM and 2010 annual report and financial statements were submitted to the UK Listing Authority on 15 March 2011

Copies of the above documents that have been submitted to the Financial Services Authority are available at the National Storage Mechanism at: http://www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

4.         ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2010

The annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2010 were mailed to shareholders on Tuesday, 15 March 2011 and can be found on Rank's website at www.rank.com, together with the notice to shareholders of online publication of the 2010 annual report and financial statements and the notice of annual general meeting which will be held on Thursday, 14 April 2011.

Copies of all the documents referred to above are also available for inspection at the Company's registered office: Statesman House, Stafferton Way, Maidenhead, SL6 1AY during normal business hours.

In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Prospectus Directive Regulation, it is acknowledged that whilst the information referred to above was up to date at the time of publication, such disclosures may, at any time, become out of date due to changing circumstances.

Further information regarding Rank and its activities can be located on the Company's website www.rank.com

Frances Bingham

Company Secretary

[phone]

6 April 2011

 

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