Holding in Company

Rank Group PLC
18 May 2001


                  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

     NO LONGER A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST OF COMPANY IN (2) ABOVE
     ALSO APPLIES TO DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL BY VIRTUE OF ITS INTEREST
     IN CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED

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)   ( - %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( - %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     16 MAY 2001

11)  Date company informed

     17 MAY 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     17,059,692 SHARES OF 10P EACH
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     2.883%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     CHARLES CORMICK       020 7535 8012


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


     Date of Notification ......18 MAY 2001..................



Letter to: Rank Group Plc
Dated:     17 May 2001

Disclosure of Material Interest in Shares
Companies Act 1985 Section 198

I hereby inform you that as at 17 May 2001 Devon County Council has a material
interest in the following shares in your company:

Registered Holder:                 Chase Nominees Ltd.
Amount of Shares:                  15,647,750
Percentage of Holding:             2.644%

Please note that the County Council does not have a direct holding in the above
mentioned shares but that it is an interested party in these shares by virtue
of its relationship with Hermes Lens Asset Management Limited.

Please also note that in addition to the above holding, Devon County Council has
a separate interest in the following shares in your company.

Registered Holder:                 State Street Nominees Ltd - A/c XBIB
Amount of Shares:                  82,000
Percentage of Holding:             0.014%

Letter from: Devon County Council



As at 16th May 2001 the following entities had a material interest(s) in shares
of:  Rank Group

BriTel Fund Trustees Limited
The Trustees of BT Pension Scheme

Registered Holders:  BriTel Fund Nominees Ltd      3,531,500
                     Chase Nominees Ltd           13,528,192
                                                  17,059,692 shares     2.883%

Amount of shares on loan/returned:                   100,000            0.017%

Direct holding:                                   16,959,692            2.868%