Holding(s) in Company
Rank Group PLC
11 May 2005
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 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
11 MAY 2005
11) Date company informed
10 MAY 05
12) Total holding following this notification
75,104,213
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
12.03%
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 ...... 11 MAY 2005 ..................
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
Amendment 18
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 205 - - 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), Fidelity Gestion
(FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L),
Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity
Pension Management (FPM) and Fidelity Investments International (FII),
investment managers for various non-US investment companies and
institutional clients.
3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of:
Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d 82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA O2109
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 U.K., 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 ad 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 the Act respectively.
Rani Jandu
Regulatory Reporting Manager, FIL - Investment Compliance
Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney dated August 25,2004 by Eric D. Roiter
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
SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
COMPANY
22,900 FIA(K)L
2,115,408 FII BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN Total
1,772,300 FII JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH Total
568,000 FIL BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS Total
662,383 FIL BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX Total
543,600 FIL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH Total
594,400 FIL NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE Total
250,400 FIL NORTHERN TRUST LONDON Total
218,740 FIL STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S Total
35,894,485 FISL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH Total
26,200 FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO Total
7,449,473 FMRCO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK Total
191,400 FMRCO NORTHERN TRUST LONDON Total
2,067,027 FMRCO STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO Total
265,500 FMTC BANK OF NEW YORK Total
879,500 FMTC BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO Total
312,900 FMTC JPMORGAN CHASE BANK Total
397,100 FMTC NORTHERN TRUST CO Total
1,157,593 FMTC STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO Total
2,660,000 FPM BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS Total
553,200 FPM BANKERS TRUST LONDON Total
19,300 FPM CHASE MANHATTAN LONDON Total
138,000 FPM CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S Total
515,900 FPM CITIBANK LONDON Total
232,600 FPM CLYDESDALE BANK PLC Total
16,500 FPM DEXIA PRIVATBANK Total
696,000 FPM HSBC BANK PLC Total
3,264,430 FPM JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH Total
76,800 FPM JPMORGAN CHASE BANK Total
1,543,827 FPM MELLON BANK Total
279,300 FPM MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES Total
44,300 FPM NORDEA BANK AB Total
5,748,357 FPM NORTHERN TRUST LONDON Total
3,926,990 FPM STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S Total
75,104,213 Grand Total Ordinary Shares
Current ownership percentage: 12.03%
Shares in Issue: 624,371,011
Change in holdings since last filing: +1,182,630 ordinary shares
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