Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6271W

Rank Group PLC

13 June 2008

 

The Rank Group Plc

- Notification of Major Interest in Shares

Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad

On 12 June 2008, the Company received notification, under the obligations imposed by Section DTR5 of the FSA's Disclosure & Transparency Rules, from Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad ('Hong Leong Co.') that, as at 10 June 2008, Hong Leong Co. had a notifiable interest in the voting rights attached to 51,132,470 Ordinary 13 8/9p shares representing 13.09% of the total voting rights in The Rank Group Plc.

Notes

Goldman, Sachs & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for Asia Fountain Investment Company Limited ('AFI'), also has an indirect interest in the shares which are the subject of this notification ('the Shares'). The Shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited.

The voting rights in the Shares are held by AFI. AFI is a controlled undertaking of Guoco Equity Assets Limited, which is a controlled undertaking of Guoco Group Limited ('GGL'). GGL is a controlled undertaking of GuoLine Overseas Limited which is a controlled undertaking of GuoLine Capital Assets Limited ('GCAL'). GCAL is a controlled undertaking of Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad.

13 June 2008

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