Rank Group PLC
18 March 2002
DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS
1) NAME OF COMPANY
THE RANK GROUP PLC
2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST
CGNU 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
NOTIFIABLE INTEREST OF COMPANY IN (2) ABOVE AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
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
14 MAR 2002
11) Date company informed
18 MAR 2002
12) Total holding following this notification
29,597,964
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
5.00%
14) Any additional information
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
CLARE DUFFILL
(TEL: 020 7706 1111)
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Date of Notification .......18 MARCH 2002.................
LETTER TO: THE RANK GROUP PLC
THE RANK GROUP PLC (THE 'COMPANY') - SEDOL 0724076
This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 1 November
2001 and is prompted by purchases totalling 1,070,000 on 13 March 2002.
This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of GBP0.10 each in the
capital of the Company (the 'shares') and is given in fulfilment of the
obligations imposed by sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985
(the 'Act').
1. Notification on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of
CGNU plc).
1.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited that
immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification
arose Morley Fund Management Limited were interested in 29,597,964 shares.
1.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this
notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set
out in the appendix below for Morley Fund Management Limited.
2. Notification on behalf of CGNU plc.
2.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of CGNU plc that immediately after the time
when the obligation to make this notification arose CGNU plc were
interested in 29,597,964 shares giving the CGNU group a total percentage
interest in the shares of 5.00%.
2.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this
notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set
out in the Appendix below: CGNU plc.
APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED
REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 8,733,114 (Material)
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 10,206,665 (Material)
CUIM Nominee Ltd 9,868,685 (Material)
RBSTB Nominees Ltd 789,500 (Material)
TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 5.00%
ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 591,888,560
APPENDIX: CGNU PLC
REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 8,733,114 (Material)
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 10,206,665 (Material)
CUIM Nominee Ltd 9,868,685 (Material)
RBSTB Nominees Ltd 789,500 (Material)
TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF CGNU PLC: 5.00%
ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 591,888,560
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