Holding(s) in Company

Rank Group PLC
23 November 2006

The Rank Group Plc

- Notification of Major Interest in Shares


        (1.)      On 23 November 2006, the Company received notification from
        BriTel Fund Trustees Limited (for Trustees of BT Pension Scheme - see
        Note below), under the obligations imposed by Sections 198 to 202 of the
        Companies Act 1985 that, as at 22 November 2006, it had a notifiable
        interest in 27,254,506 Ordinary 10p shares of The Rank Group Plc
        (registered, or to be registered in the names set out in the Schedule
        below) representing 5.03% of the issued share capital of The Rank Group
        Plc.

SCHEDULE


Registered Holders:                    Held on behalf of:

BriTel Fund Nominees Limited           Trustees of BT Pension Scheme          1,078,860

Chase Nominees Limited                 Hermes Assured Limited                 4,827,569

Chase Nominees Limited                 Hermes UK Focus Fund (FF)              13,306,885

Chase Nominees Limited                 The Second Hermes UK Focus Fund (SF)   4,906,011

Chase Nominees Limited                 The Third Hermes UK Focus Fund (TF)    3,135,181

TOTAL INTEREST                                                                27,254,506




        Note

        The Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme control BriTel Fund Trustees
        Limited, which is the owner of Hermes Pensions Management Limited.
        Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited, Hermes Investment Management
        Limited, Hermes Assured Limited and Hermes SLP Limited are all
        subsidiaries of Hermes Pensions Management Limited.


        (2.)      On 23 November 2006, the Company received notification from
        Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited and Hermes SLP Limited (see Note
        above), under the obligations imposed by Sections 198 to 202 of the
        Companies Act 1985 that, as at 22 November 2006, they had a notifiable
        interest in 16,442,066 Ordinary 10p shares of The Rank Group Plc
        (registered, or to be registered in the names set out in the Schedule
        below) representing 3.04% of the issued share capital of The Rank Group
        Plc.

SCHEDULE


Registered Holders:               Held on behalf of:          

Chase Nominees Limited            Hermes UK Focus Fund (FF)              13,306,885

Chase Nominees Limited            The Third Hermes UK Focus Fund (TF)    3,135,181

TOTAL INTEREST                                                           16,442,066



At the date of this announcement, the Issued Share Capital of The Rank Group Plc
is 541,485,338 Ordinary 10p Shares.



23 November 2006

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