Holding(s) in Company

Rank Group PLC
19 December 2006

The Rank Group Plc

- Notification of Major Interest in Shares

On 19 December 2006, the Company received notification from Barclays PLC, under
the obligations imposed by Sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 that,
as at 15 December 2006, it had a notifiable interest in 20,721,664 Ordinary 10p
shares of The Rank Group Plc (in respect of the legal entities and registered,
or to be registered, in the names set out in the Schedule below) representing
3.82% of the issued share capital of The Rank Group Plc.

SCHEDULE


Legal Entity:

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                       4,759,956

Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd               50,505

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                   8,500

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                        746,472

Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd                  49,882

Gerrard Ltd                                           218,866

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                       5,329

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                   2,100

Barclays Global Fund Advisors                         3,799,090

Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking       693,955

Barclays Global Investors Ltd                         6,404,410

Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                       3,929,737

Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                   52,862

TOTAL INTEREST                                        20,721,664

Registered Holders:
                                                     
Bank of Ireland A/C 426353                           1,266,091

Bank of New York                                     38,820

BBHISL Nominees Ltd HGB0125 A/C 69296301             8,500

BOISS Nominees Ltd A/C 4224361                       620,193

Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                        4,435,718

Barclays Global Investors Canada                     49,882

Barclays Trust Co & Others                           312

Barclays Trust Co DMC69                              3,125

Barclays Trust Co E99                                337

Barclays Trust Co R69                                1,555

Chase Nominees Ltd A/C 16376                         280,536

Chase Nominees Ltd A/C 28270                         173,412

Durlacher Nominees Ltd                               324,238

Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM1)                   5,100

Investors Bank and Trust Co.                         3,799,090

Investors Bank and Trust Co.                         3,555,786

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) A/C 16331                    136,406

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) A/C 16338                    34,276

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) A/C 16341                    328,916

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) A/C 16342                    73,462

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) A/C 16400                    4,192,346

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) A/C 18408                    45,244

JP Morgan Chase Bank                                 50,505

JP Morgan Chase Bank                                 20,249

JP Morgan Chase Bank                                 693,955

JP Morgan Chase Bank                                 39,781

Mellon Trust - US Custodian                          20,142

Mitsui Asset                                         9,974

R C Greig Nominees Ltd                               110,844

R C Greig Nominees Ltd GP1                           35,735

R C Greig Nominees Ltd SA1                           8,850

R C Greig Nominees Ltd A/C AK1                       48,294

R C Greig Nominees Ltd A/C BL1                       8,943

R C Greig Nominees Ltd A/C CM1                       1,100

Reflex Nominees Ltd                                  2,100

State Street Boston                                  294,740

Trust & Custody Services Bank                        3,107

TOTAL INTEREST                                       20,721,664


19 December 2006

website: www.rank.com


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