Holding in Company

Rank Group PLC
14 December 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE RANK GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     HERMES LENS ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     NOTIFIABLE INTEREST OF COMPANY IN (2) ABOVE AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     HERMES LENS ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED, as general partner of various
     partnerships managed by it

     HERMES SLP LIMITED*
     LENS INVESTORS (UK) LLC

     *as partners in one or more of the partnerships

     REGISTERED HOLDER: Chase nominees Ltd   32,928,364 shares   5.538%

     Hermes Lens Asset Management Limited and Hermes SLP Limited are both
     subsidiaries of Hermes Pensions Management Limited which is ultimately     
     owned by BriTel Fund Trustees limited, a company controlled by the trustees
     of the BT Pension Scheme.

     Note:  This notifiable interest arises either as controller of Hermes Lens 
     Asset Management Limited and/or Hermes SLP Limited and/or as a partner in  
     one or more of the partnerships.


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     12 DECEMBER 2000

11)  Date company informed

     14 DECEMBER 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

     32,928,364 SHARES OF 10p EACH
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.538%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     SIMON WATKINS - 0171 535 8131

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ...14 DECEMBER 2000



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE RANK GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BRITEL FUND TRUSTEES LIMITED

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     NOTIFIABLE INTEREST OF COMPANY IN (2) ABOVE AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     THE TRUSTEES OF BT PENSION SCHEME

     REGISTERED HOLDERS:     
          BriTel Fund Nominees            4,133,975
          BriTel Fund (MAM) Nominees Ltd  4,750,000
          Chase Nominees Ltd             32,928,364
                                         41,812,339 shares        7.032%

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     12 DECEMBER 2000

11)  Date company informed

     14 DECEMBER 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

     41,812,339 SHARES OF 10p EACH
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     7.032%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     SIMON WATKINS - 0171 535 8131

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ...14 DECEMBER 2000



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE RANK GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     AXA S.A

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     NOTIFIABLE INTEREST OF COMPANY IN (2) ABOVE AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     SEE LETTER BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     12 DECEMBER 2000

11)  Date company informed

     14 DECEMBER 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

     35,769,298 SHARES OF 10p EACH
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     6.02%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     SIMON WATKINS - 0171 535 8131

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ...14 DECEMBER 2000


LETTER TO RANK GROUP PLC

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 
('THE ACT')


RANK GROUP PLC

This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment
Managers UK Ltd*

We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 40 rue du Collsee, 75008 Paris and its
subsidiaries who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 60,776,778 ord 10p shares in the
594,591,871 share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of
disclosure arose pursuant to section 198 of the Act.  These shares represent
material interest of 35,769,298 shares (6.02%)

The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice
relates, so far as known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 12/12/00, is
as per the Appendix below.

This notification of change is due to an increase in the material holdings from
5.75% to 6.02%

*W.e.f. 6 Mar 2000 AXA Sun Life Investment Management Ltd changed its name to
AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd. 

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
Rank Group PLC ord 10p shares

Total number of shares held as at 12/12/00 was 60,776,778 the breakdown of which
is set out below:

Name of the       Number of  Particulars of      Registered As
Company/Fund      shares     Beneficial owners 

AXA Sun Life                 Trustees of AXA Sun HSBC Global Custody Nominee(UK)
UK Investment Co   31,000    Life Inv Co ICVC    Limited
ICVC                         Extra Income Fund   
Extra Income Fund
(Non Material)

AXA Sun Life                 Trustees of AXA Sun HSBC Global Custody Nominee(UK)
UK Investment Co   15,918    Life Inv Co ICVC    Limited
ICVC                         UK Tracker Fund   
UK Tracker Fund            
(Non Material)

AXA Sun Life                 Trustees of AXA Sun HSBC Global Custody Nominee(UK)
UK Investment Co  565,545    Life Inv Co ICVC    Limited
ICVC                         Distribution Fund
Distribution Fund
(Non Material)

AXA Sun Life                 Trustees of AXA Sun HSBC Global Custody Nominee(UK)
UK Investment Co 1,903,966   Life Inv Co ICVC    Limited
ICVC                         Higher Income Fund   
Higher Income Fund
(Non Material)

AXA Sun Life                 Trustees of AXA Sun HSBC Global Custody Nominee(UK)
UK Investment Co   819,938   Life Inv Co ICVC    Limited
ICVC                         UK Growth Fund
UK Growth Fund    
(Non Material)

Sun Life Global      7,400   Trustees of the     Bank-Generale Luxembourg
Management Ltd               Sun Life Global
UK Growth                    Management UK Growth
(Non Material)   

AXA World Funds    227,024   (Reg Details upon request)
British Equities 
Fund
(Non Material)    

AXA World Funds     19,697   (Reg Details upon request)
UK Balanced 
(Non Material)    

Sun Life Nominees  145,936   Trustees of the Abb  HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Ltd A/c 10                   Kent Pension scheme  (UK) Limited          
(Non Material) 


Sun Life Nominees   62,794   Trustees of the      HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Ltd A/c 18                   WABCO Automotive UK  (UK) Limited    
(Non Material)               Pension Scheme 

Sun Life Nominees   32,319   Trustees of the      HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Ltd A/c 20                   Princes Pension      (UK) Limited
(Non Material)               Scheme           

Sun Life Nominees   89,086   Trustees of the      HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Ltd A/c 29                   Cobham Pension Plan  (UK) Limited
(Non Material)   

Sun Life Nominees   10,866   Trustees of the      HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Ltd A/c 31                   Princes (1977)       (UK) Limited
(Non Material)               Pension Plan

Sun Life Nominees   36,043   Eldridge Pope        HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Ltd A/c 32                   Pension Plan         (UK) Limited
(Non Material)   

Sun Life Pensions  704,317   Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Management Ltd               Management Ltd       (UK) Limited
(Material)        

Sun Life Pensions 1,743,933  Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Management Ltd               Management Ltd       (UK) Limited
A/c X
(Material)        

Sun Life Pensions 1,821,419  Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Management Ltd               Management Ltd       (UK) Limited
A/c X
(Material)        

Sun Life Pensions 5,413,586  Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Management Ltd               Management Ltd       (UK) Limited
A/c X
(Material)        

Sun Life          8,779,301  Sun Life Assurance   HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Assurance Society            Society Plc          (UK) Limited
Plc
(Material)        

Sun Life Unit     3,500,000  Sun Life Unit        HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Assurance Ltd                Assurance Ltd        (UK) Limited
A/c X
(Material)        

Sun Life Unit       831,693  Sun Life Unit        HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Assurance Ltd                Assurance Ltd        (UK) Limited
A/c X
(Material)        

Sun Life Unit     1,350,735  Sun Life Unit        HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Assurance Ltd                Assurance Ltd        (UK) Limited
A/c X
(Material)        

Sun Life Pensions     7,950  Sun Life Pensions   Smith & Williamson Nominees Ltd
Management Ltd               Management Ltd
(Material)       

Sun Life Pensions    38,279  Sun Life Pensions     RBSTB Nominees designation 
Management Ltd               Management Ltd        Simpen
(Material)      

AXA Royale Beige  1,315,245 (Reg Details upon request)
(Non Material)    

AXA Colonia         171,000 (Reg Details upon request)
Komzern
(Non Material)   

AXA Financial,Inc 15,701,139 (Reg Details upon request)
(Non Material)

AXA Insurance UK   1,040,248  AXA Free            Chase Nominees Ltd A/C BTOIC  
  (Material)

AXA Equity & Law  10,393,352  Axa Equity & Law  Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance 
Life Assurance                Life Assurance    Society Plc
Society plc                   Society Plc     
(Material)

AXA Equity & Law     563,648  HSBC Global       HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
Managers Ltd                  Custody Nominees  Limited
General Trust                 (UK) Limited      
(Non Material)              

NM Master Trust        5,989  National Mutual   State Street Nominees Ltd
Superannuation                Life Association  a/c U828
(fmly NNZ EFG                 of Australia
International                 (New Zealand)     
Sector Fund)
(Material)       

NMLA Statutory        39,679  National Mutual   State Street Nominees Ltd
Funds                         Life Association  a/c U827
(Material)                    of Australia           0 Statutory Fund No 1
                                                32,219 Statutory Fund No 2
                                                 4,695 Statutory Fund No 4
                                                 2,965 Statutory Fund No 5 

NMNZ Life Fund        12,344  National Mutual   State Street Nominees Ltd
(Material)                    Life Association  A/C U828
                              of Australia
                              (New Zealand)   
  
NMLA Smaller          11,073  National Mutual   State Street Nominees Ltd
Companies                     Life Association  A/C UE08
(Material)                    of Australia

NMFN International     8,340  Trustees of the   State Street Nominees Ltd
Fund                          NMFM International A/C UE20
(Non Material)    

NM Global Fund         5,457  Trustees of the    State Street Nominees Ltd
(Non Material)                NM Global Fund     A/C UE26

PPP Healthcare       155,383  Guardian Royal     Chase Nominees Ltd
Group Plc                     Exchange plc and
(Non Material)                Subs. Cos           

AXA General          575,000  Guardian Royal     Chase Nominees Ltd
Insurance Ltd                 Exchange plc and
(Material)                    Subs. Cos            

Guardian Royal     3,129,838  Guardian Royal     Chase Nominees Ltd
Exchange Staff                Exchange Staff
Pension Trustees              Pension             
Corporation
(Non Material)     

                                  Holding as % of Issued Capital
  Total Material     35,769,298             6.02
  Total Non Material 25,007,480             4.21
          TOTAL      60,776,778            10.22%

AELLAS plc       -  AXA Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc (previously     
                    named as Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)

AXA Insurance UK  - previously named as AXA Insurance

AXA Financial Inc - previously named as Equitable Companies, Inc.   

FROM AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS