Rank Group PLC
26 March 2007
The Rank Group Plc ('Rank')
- Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares
Rank Group Employee Benefit Trust
i) On 26 March 2007 the Company received notification from the Trustees of the
Rank Group Employee Benefit Trust (the 'Trust') that, on 19 March 2007, the
Trust sold its holding of 202,852 Ordinary 10p Shares in The Rank Group Plc at
an average price of 238p per share, thereby reducing its notifiable share
interests to nil.
As the Trust normally waives dividends on its shareholding in Rank it would not
have been entitled to the Special Dividend payment of 65p per Ordinary 10p Share
which is payable on 9 April 2007.
ii) On 26 March 2007 the Company received notification from the Trustees of the
Rank Group Employee Benefit Trust (the 'Trust') that, on 26 March 2007, the
Trust bought 236,900 Ordinary 13 8/9p Shares in The Rank Group Plc at an average
price of 201p per share, thereby increasing its notifiable share interests to
236,900 new Ordinary Shares (representing 0.06% of the present issued share
capital).
By virtue of the Trust Deed, the Executive Directors of The Rank Group Plc are
deemed to be beneficially interested in all Rank shares held by the Trust.
Share Consolidation
As a consequence of the 18 for 25 Share Consolidation, which became effective on
26 March 2007, the individual beneficial interests of the Directors of Rank in
the new Ordinary Shares of 13 8/9p each are as follows:
Director: Number of new Ordinary Shares:
Peter Johnson Nil
Ian Burke 7,200
Peter Gill 7,200
Richard Greenhalgh 4,790
Brendan O'Neill 4,029
Bill Shannon 5,347
John Warren 9,188
Director's Share Purchase
On 26 March 2007 the Company received notification from Ian Burke, an Executive
Director, that on 26 March 2007 he purchased 20,100 Ordinary 13 8/9p Shares in
The Rank Group Plc at a price of 199p per share, thereby increasing his
notifiable beneficial share interests to 27,300 Ordinary Shares.
26 March 2007
website: www.rank.com
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