Rank Group PLC
28 February 2007
The Rank Group Plc
- Notification of Major Interest in Shares
On 28 February 2007, BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited (as trustee of the BT
Pension Scheme) notified the Company that as at 27 February 2007 it had a
notifiable interest in the voting rights attached to 32,788,007 Ordinary 10p
shares of The Rank Group Plc ('Rank'), representing 6.05% 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
Equity Ownership Services Limited, Hermes Investment Management Limited
and Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited.
Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited hold the voting rights under a
standing proxy contained in services agreements for the provision of
corporate governance services to various underlying clients.
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.
28 February 2007
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