Purchase of Own Securities

Rank Group PLC
01 November 2002

1 November 2002


                  The Rank Group Plc Acquires Guaranteed Notes


The Rank Group Plc announces that Rank Group Finance Plc has acquired, in an
open market offer, $21 million of its $45.8 million 7.125% Guaranteed Notes due
2018. The acquired Notes will be cancelled. Notes totalling $24.8 million remain
in issue. A prior notice of cancellation was issued in August 2001.


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For further details contact:

The Rank Group Plc

Sam Wren, Director of Treasury

Charles Cormick, Company Secretary

020 7706 1111


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