Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8806V

Rank Group PLC

19 April 2021

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00B1l5QH97

Issuer Name

THE RANK GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

Other

Comments

Refer to item 11 - Additional Information

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad

City of registered office (if applicable)

Kuala Lumpur

Country of registered office (if applicable)

Malaysia

4. Details of the shareholder

Is the shareholder the same as the person subject to the notification obligation, above?

No

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
HL Management Co Sdn Bhd		Malaysia
GuoLine Overseas Limited		Bermuda
Rank Assets Limited		Cayman Islands

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

16-Apr-2021

6. Date on which Issuer notified

16-Apr-2021

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.040000	0.000000	0.040000	195000
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00B1L5QH97	0	195000	0.000000	0.040000
Sub Total 8.A	195000		0.040000%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad	HL Management Co Sdn Bhd	0.040000		0.040000

10. In case of proxy voting

Is there proxy voting?

No

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

With effect from 16 April 2021, following an internal restructuring, Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad ("HLCM") will no longer be the ultimate Controlling Shareholder of the Rank Group Plc ("Rank" or the "Company"). Notwithstanding the internal restructuring, the total issued share capital of the Company held by the Controlling Shareholder group remain unchanged at 56.10%.

Prior to the internal restructuring, HLCM was the ultimate parent company of Guoco Group Limited ("Guoco"). Following the internal restructuring, the ultimate parent company of Guoco is GuoLine Capital Assets Limited. Guoco holds a controlling interest in the Company via its wholly-owned subsidiary, Rank Assets Limited.

12. Date of Completion

16-Apr-2021

13. Place Of Completion

Jersey Channel Islands

 

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