Director Shareholding

Rank Group PLC
1 March 2004



                              THE RANK GROUP PLC

             The Rank Group Employee Benefit Trust ('the Trust')


The Trustee of the Trust, established under a Trust Deed dated 4 October 1996,
on 27 February 2004 agreed to transfer 1,117,012 Ordinary shares in The Rank
Group Plc ('Rank') to certain individuals participating in the Rank Group 2000
Long Term Incentive Plan ('the Plan') and sold a further 810,169 Ordinary shares
in Rank to meet certain withholding tax liabilities arising out of such
transfer.


As the Trust is a discretionary trust, all executive Directors of Rank are
deemed to be interested in the shares held by the Trust. We therefore advise you
that the executive Directors of the Company being members of the class of
potential beneficiaries, are now interested in a total of 824,895 Ordinary
shares of 10 pence each in the Company held by the Trustee.


Enquiries:

The Rank Group Plc
Charles Cormick - Company Secretary 
Clare Duffill - Assistant Company Secretary

0207706 1111



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