Holding in Company

Rank Group PLC
4 May 2001



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

THE RANK GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

BARCLAYS BANK 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) 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


30 APRIL 2001

11)  Date company informed

4 MAY 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification


               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

CLARE DUFFILL
0207 535 8133


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

     Date of Notification ...4 MAY 2001


Letter to The Rank Group PLC
Dated 30 April 2001

Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI

I refer to our previous correspondence and now inform you that as of the date of
this letter Barclays PLC, through its subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC, no longer
has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company.

According to our records, your Company's Issued Share Capital is 591,833,573.

Letter from Barclays - Group Corporate Secretariat