John O’Reilly
Good morning, everyone. A little video there of the Vic, Victoria Casino, Vic as we know it, now complete with 80 gaming machines and performing very strongly too. It’s a fabulous casino.
Thank you for joining Richard Harris and me this morning for the Rank Group interim results for the half year from July to the end of December 2025. Thanks to those of you who are here with us. Great to see you. And thanks also to those of you who are joining us online.
Now very sadly, this is my last set of results after what has been a hugely enjoyable best part of 8 years as CEO of the Rank Group. Some of you already know I’m retiring today. I’m super sad to be leaving as this is a very special business with some very special people and I shall miss it enormously.
And I would like to thank all my colleagues within the group for their talent and for the commitment that they have in delivering huge amounts of fun and excitement to Rank’s customers. I’d also like to thank our shareholders for their personal support to me over the past 8 years.
However, while sad to leave, I’m absolutely delighted to be passing the baton to Richard, who is doing and will continue to do a superb job on behalf of the Rank Group, its colleagues, its shareholders and of course, its customers.
So for today, I’ve just carved out a
