29 September 2023
The Rank Group Plc
LEI: 213800TXKD6XZWOFTE12
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulations.
On 27 September 2023 the following awards over ordinary shares of 13 8/9 pence in The Rank Group Plc (the "Company") were granted under The Rank Group 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan to the following person(s) discharging managerial responsibilities:
| PDMR | No. of shares under Award |
| John O'Reilly | 1,220,045 |
| Richard Harris | 632,118 |
Vesting is subject to relative total shareholder return, underlying earnings per share and strategic measures measured over a three-year period. Following the vesting of any awards there is a further two-year holding period and malus and clawback provisions apply. Details of the full notifications received by the Company are set out below.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | John O'Reilly | ||||
| 2 | Reason for Notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Announcement | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | The Rank Group Plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800TXKD6XZWOFTE12 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 13 8/9 pence each in The Rank Group Plc
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| Identification code | GB00B1L5QH97 | |||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of awards over Ordinary Shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 27 September 2023 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Richard Harris | ||||
| 2 | Reason for Notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Announcement | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | The Rank Group Plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800TXKD6XZWOFTE12 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 13 8/9 pence each in The Rank Group Plc
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| Identification code | GB00B1L5QH97 | |||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of awards over Ordinary Shares. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 27 September 2023 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
Enquiries: Asha Magnus, Company Secretary Tel: 01628 504000
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