Holding(s) in Company

Rank Group PLC
04 June 2007

The Rank Group Plc

- Notification of Major Interest in Shares

On 4 June 2007, BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited (as trustee of the BT Pension
Scheme) notified the Company that as at 1 June 2007 it had a notifiable interest
in the voting rights attached to 36,053,468 Ordinary 13 8/9p shares of The Rank
Group Plc ('Rank'), representing 9.23% 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
        Investment Management Limited, Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited,
        Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited and Hermes Assured 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. The aggregation is made at the lower threshold of 3% and above
        because Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited does not manage
        investments for the purposes of the investment manager exemption
        contained in DTR 5.1.5.

4 June 2007

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