Directorate Change

Rank Group PLC
05 July 2005

                            Appointment of Director

The Rank Group Plc ('Rank' or 'the Company') announces the appointment of Peter
Gill as Group Finance Director, and as a Director of the Company, with effect
from 11 July 2005.

Mr Gill, age 49, was previously Group Finance Director of Xansa plc, prior to
which he was Chief Financial Officer of the Penguin Group, a division of Pearson
plc.

Alun Cathcart, Rank's Chairman said 'I am very pleased that we have recruited a
Group Finance Director of the calibre of Peter who has considerable plc
experience. I am confident that he will contribute significantly to the
development of Rank in the future.'

Rank confirms that other than Mr Gill's previous directorship of Xansa plc, 
there is no information to be disclosed under the requirements of Listing Rule 
9.6.13 in relation to this appointment.

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Enquiries:

The Rank Group Plc                                             020 7535 8000
Charles Cormick, Company Secretary

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Angus Maitland
Suzanne Bartch

Notes to editors:
Peter Gill is a chartered accountant. His most recent role was Finance Director
of Xansa plc, the FTSE250 IT consulting and outsourcing group which he joined in
January 2003. Prior to that Peter worked extensively in media and publishing.
From 1993 to 1997 he was Finance Director of Dorling Kindersley Holdings plc and
then he joined Pearson plc in January 1998 initially as Director of Financial
Operations and then as Chief Financial Officer of the Penguin Books Division.






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