Holding in Company

Rank Group PLC
20 August 2001



                    DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE RANK GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     HALIFAX GROUP PLC

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)

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 AUG 2001

11)  Date company informed

     20 AUG 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     17,372,988
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      2.94%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     CLARE DUFFILL - TEL: [phone]

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

     Date of Notification ...20 AUGUST 2001


LETTER TO RANK GROUP PLC

On behalf of the Halifax Group Plc.

Pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, Section 198, as amended, on
behalf of Halifax Group plc, we give notice that Halifax Group plc and its
subsidiaries have a material interest in the shares of your company as follows:
 
Sedol            No of Shares        Security class Fund-  Registered Holder

0724076              637             Ordinary 10p   PA0092 HSBC Global Nominees
                                                           (UK)Ltd A/C 744285  
0724076           12,400             Ordinary 10p   PA0331 HSBC Global Nominees
                                                           (UK)Ltd A/C 744285  
0724076          787,246             Ordinary 10p   RF62   HSBC Global Nominees
                                                           (UK)Ltd A/C 823770  
0724076          716,000             Ordinary 10p   RF82   HSBC Global Nominees
                                                           (UK)Ltd A/C 823575  
0724076           55,400             Ordinary 10p   RF83   HSBC Global Nominees
                                                           (UK)Ltd A/C 823721  
0724076          387,300             Ordinary 10p   RF91   HSBC Global Nominees
                                                           (UK)Ltd A/C 823587  
0724076           35,100             Ordinary 10p   RF92   HSBC Global Nominees
                                                           (UK)Ltd A/C 823733
0724076          257,203             Ordinary 10p   UKEQ00 CMI UK Equity Fund
0724076           22,310             Ordinary 10p   UKTRAQ CMI UK Tracker Fund
0724076       15,099,392             Ordinary 10p   WPUKEQ Chase Nominees Ltd
                                                           A/C CMIG MAIN


Halifax Group plc's material interest is now 17,372,988 which is 2.94% of the
shares in issue. 


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