Holding(s) in Company

Rank Group PLC
20 October 2003


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY
     THE RANK GROUP PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST
     AVIVA 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 COMPANIES IN (2) ABOVE AND THEIR 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)   Percentage of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


8)   Percentage of issued Class


9)   Class of security
     ORDINARY SHARES


10)  Date of transaction
     16 OCTOBER 2003


11)  Date company informed
     17 OCTOBER 2003


12)  Total holding following this notification
     24,183,776

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     4.07%


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 OCTOBER 2003


Letter to The Rank Group plc

Dated 17 October 2003


THE RANK GROUP PLC (THE 'COMPANY') - SEDOL 0724076

This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 12 June 2002 
and is prompted by purchases totalling 500,842 on 16 October 2003.

This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of GPB0.10 each in the 
capital of the Company (the 'shares') and is given in fulfillment 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
      Aviva plc), (formerly 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 24,183,776 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: Morley Fund Management Limited.

2.    Notification on behalf of Aviva plc.

2.1   We hereby notify you on behalf of Aviva plc that immediately after the 
      time when the obligation to make this notification arose Aviva plc were 
      interested in 24,183,776 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage
      interest in the shares of 4.07%.

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: Aviva plc

We are only required to notify interests which are defined as material interests
when the holding is equal to 3% or more of the Company's relevant share capital.
The term material interests exclude certain categories where we do not hold a
beneficial interest, for example where the shares are held in an Authorised Unit
Trust Scheme or Open Ended Investment Company. Holdings in those categories are
therefore not included in the holding notified under this letter. 



APPENDIX:  MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED


REGISTERED HOLDERS                              NUMBER OF SHARES HELD


BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                 6,908,929   (Material)
                                               
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                    9,578,379   (Material)

Chase Nominees Ltd                             1,363,458   (Material)

CUIM Nominee Ltd                               5,497,214   (Material)

RBSTB Nominees Ltd                               835,796   (Material)


TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED   : 4.07%

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED:  594,803,630
      


APPENDIX:  AVIVA PLC


REGISTERED HOLDERS                              NUMBER OF SHARES HELD


BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                 6,908,929   (Material)
                                               
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                    9,578,379   (Material)

Chase Nominees Ltd                             1,363,458   (Material)

CUIM Nominee Ltd                               5,497,214   (Material)

RBSTB Nominees Ltd                               835,796   (Material)

TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC: 4.07%

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 594,803,630


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