The Rank Group Plc
- Notification of Major Interest in Shares
Fidelity International
On 9 October 2008, the Company received a notification from FIL Limited, under the obligations imposed by the FSA's Disclosure & Transparency Rules that, as at 8 October 2008, it had a notifiable direct interest in the voting rights attached to 19,383,829 Ordinary 13 8/9p shares of The Rank Group Plc ('Rank') representing 4.96% of the total voting rights in Rank.
The nominee or registered name in which the shares are held is set out in the schedule below.
SCHEDULE
Nominee/Registered Name: |
Management Company: (see Note) |
|
Bank of New York Brussels |
FPM |
160,200 |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
FIJ |
16,500 |
Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frnkfrt |
FPM |
36,000 |
HSBC Trinkaus und Burkh AG |
FIL |
33,200 |
JP Morgan, Bournemouth |
FII |
2,025,123 |
JP Morgan, Bournemouth |
FIL |
619,700 |
JP Morgan, Bournemouth |
FISL |
15,238,412 |
Morgan Stanley London |
FIL |
465,094 |
NordDeutsche Landersbank |
FIL |
30,600 |
Northern Trust London |
FIL |
187,400 |
Northern Trust London |
FPM |
283,400 |
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn |
FIL |
85,800 |
State Street Hong Kong |
FIA(K)L |
202,400 |
|
|
|
TOTAL INTEREST |
|
19,383,829 |
Note |
|
|
|
|
|
FIA(K)L |
- |
Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Ltd |
FIL |
- |
Fidelity International Limited |
FII |
- |
Fidelity Investments International |
FISL |
- |
Fidelity Investment Services Limited |
FIJ |
- |
Fidelity Investments Japan |
FPM |
- |
Fidelity Pension Management |
10 October 2008
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