Holding(s) in Company
Rank Group PLC
8 July 2004
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) NAME OF COMPANY
THE RANK GROUP PLC
2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST
FMR CORP
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LTD
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
6 JULY 2004
11) Date company informed
8 JULY 2004
12) Total holding following this notification
66,170,424
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
11.01%
14) Any additional information
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
CLARE DUFFILL
020 7706 1111
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Date of Notification ..... 8 JULY 2004 ...................
Letter to Rank Group PLC
Enclosed are amended notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K.
Companies Act 1985. Please note that while this information details the
disclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosure
constitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solely
for purposes of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that any
of these entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests.
These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act.
The Interest detailed herein were acquired solely for investment purposes. For
disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as FMR Corp. and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its
direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders.
From Fidelity Investments
Amendment #9
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - - U.K. COMPANIES ACT
1. Company in which shares are held: Rank Group Plc
2. Notifiable Interest Ordinary Shares
(A) FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO),
investment manager for US mutual funds and Fidelity Management Trust
Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or
investment manager of various pension and trust accounts (See Schedule A
for listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings).
(B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
P.O. Box HM 670
Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda
Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries,
including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL) and Fidelity Pension
Management (FPM), investment managers for various non-US investment
companies and institutional clients, (See Schedule A for listing of
Registered Shareholders and their holdings,)
3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of:
Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited,
4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unit
trust schemes in the UK., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting
pursuant to Section 209 (l)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.
5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate
notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the
purposes of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to
indicate that FMR Corp, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Fidelity
International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward
C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of the disclosed
interests, or that they are required to submit these notifications on a joint
basis.
6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act, namely
where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a
right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of
such rights, or under section 203 of me Act respectively,
By
Eric D Roiter
Senior VP. & General Counsel - FMR Co. Duly authorized
under Powers of Attorney dated December 30,1997, by and
on behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect
subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited and
its direct and indirect subsidiaries.
Schedule A
Security: Rank Group Plc
MANAGEMENT
SHARES HELD COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
Ordinary Shares
3,824,359 FMRCO State Street Nominees Limited
12,205,377 FMRCO Chase Nominees Limited
6,224,362 FMRCO HSBC
8,100 FMRCO State Street Bank & Trust
601,500 FMTC BT Globenet Nominees Limited
201,600 FMTC Bank of New York
671,821 FMTC State Street Bank & Trust
191,000 FMTC State Street Nominees Ltd
296,693 FMTC Sumitomo T&B
113,900 FMTC Chase Nominees Ltd
1,700 FMTC Lloyds Bank Nominees Ltd
28,004 FMTC Master Trust Japan
158,500 FMTC Northern Trust
36,000 FMTC Mellon Bank
919,040 FISL Chase Nominees Ltd
21,358,558 FISL Chase Manhattan Bank London
296,363 FPM Citibank
335,100 FPM Chase Nominees Ltd
623,545 FPM HSBC Client Holdings Nominees (UK) Limited
437,100 FPM Bankers Trust
2,373 FPM BBH
205,142 FPM Bank of New York London
4,503,682 FIL Chase Manhattan Bank London
160,000 FIL Deutsche Bank
1,318,545 FIL Northern Trust
3,770,028 FIL JP Morgan
1,458,696 FIL State Street Bank and Trust
185,819 FIL Mellon Nominees Ltd
362,646 FIL State Street Nominees Ltd
575,337 FIL Bank of New York Brussels
2,096,731 FIL Bank of New York London
931,832 FIL Nortrust Nominees Ltd
441,905 FIL Morgan Stanley
459,522 FIL HSBC Client Holdings Nominees (UK) Limited
126,700 FIL Chase Nominees Ltd
268,200 FIL Northern Trust
11,600 FIL National Australia Bank
6,600 FIL PICG
121,800 FIL Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frankfurt
16,000 FIL State Street Hong Kong
27,900 FIL Citibank
586,744 FIL Brown Brothers Harriman
Total Ordinary Shares 66,170,424
Current ownership percentage: 11.01%
Shares in issue: 600,941,549
Change in holdings since
last filing: +5,438,116 ordinary shares
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