Holding(s) in Company

Rank Group PLC
28 March 2007

The Rank Group Plc

- Notification of Major Interest in Shares

(1) BT Pension Scheme

On 27 March 2007, BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited (as trustee of the BT
Pension Scheme) notified the Company that as at 26 March 2007 it had a
notifiable interest in the voting rights attached to 25,335,203 Ordinary 13 8/9p
shares of The Rank Group Plc ('Rank'), representing 6.49% of the issued share
capital of Rank.


        Note

        BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of BriTel
        Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes
        Pensions Management Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes
        Investment Management Limited and Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited.

        Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a
        standing proxy contained in investment management agreements with
        various underlying clients, which includes all the shares owned directly
        by BT Pension Scheme.

        Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited hold the voting rights as General
        Partner under a standing proxy contained in limited partnership
        agreements with various limited partnerships.

        All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated
        for the purposes of disclosure under the FSA's Disclosure & Transparency
        Rules. The aggregation is made at the lower threshold of 3% and above
        because Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited does not manage
        investments for the purposes of the investment manager exemption
        contained in DTR 5.1.5.

(2) Hermes UK Focus Fund

On 27 March 2007, Hermes Investment Management Limited notified the Company on
behalf of the Hermes UK Focus Fund that as at 26 March 2007 it had a notifiable
interest in the voting rights attached to 13,297,677 Ordinary 13 8/9p shares of
The Rank Group Plc ('Rank'), representing 3.41% of the issued share capital of
Rank.

28 March 2007

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