Rank Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (6165Z)

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RNS Number : 6165Z

Rank Group PLC

16 May 2023

16 May 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.

The first of two equal tranches of an award granted to Richard Harris on 6 May 2022 as part of the terms agreed under which he would take up his position as the Group's Chief Financial Officer, granted outside The Rank Group Plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2010 ("Plan"), but subject to the rules of the Plan, vested on 13 May 2023.

The following tables set out the number of shares that vested on 13 May 2023 and the sale of sufficient shares to discharge the tax liability arising on the vested shares in accordance with instructions which took place on 15 May 2023.

The following notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail:

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                             Richard Harris 
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 2    Reason for Notification 
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 a)   Position/status                  Chief Financial Officer 
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 b)   Initial notification/Amendment   Initial Announcement 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                             The Rank Group Plc 
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 b)   LEI                              213800TXKD6XZWOFTE12 
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 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 
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 a)   Description of the financial     Ordinary shares of 13 (8) /(9) pence 
       instrument, type of              each in Rank Group Plc ("Ordinary Shares") 
       instrument 
      Identification code              GB00B1L5QH97 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction        Vesting of 93,318 Ordinary Shares granted 
                                        outside the Plan but subject to the 
                                        terms of the Plan. 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)             Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                          Nil         93,318 
                                         ----------  ---------- 
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 d)        Aggregated information      Not applicable 
             *    Aggregated volume 
 
 
             *    Price 
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 e)   Date of the transaction          13 May 2023 
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 f)   Place of the transaction         Outside a trading venue 
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 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     Ordinary Shares of 13 (8) /(9) pence 
       instrument, type of              each in Rank Group Plc ("Ordinary Shares") 
       instrument 
      Identification code              GB00B1L5QH97 
     -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction        Sale of 43,859 Ordinary Shares acquired 
                                        under the award to cover the income 
                                        tax and NIC liability 
     -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)             Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                          GBP1.007    43,859 
                                         ----------  ---------- 
     -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 d)        Aggregated information      Not applicable 
             *    Aggregated volume 
 
 
             *    Price 
     -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          15 May 2023 
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 f)   Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange, XLON 
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   Enquiries:                 Asha Magnus, Company Secretary                     Tel:  [phone] 

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