Director Shareholding

Rank Group PLC
18 March 2005

                              THE RANK GROUP Plc

                              DIRECTORS' DEALING


The Rank Group Plc ('the Company') announces that on 18 March 2005 it granted
options over its Ordinary shares, pursuant to the Company's 2002 Executive Share
Option Scheme approved by shareholders at the annual general meeting on 25 April
2002, to the following directors:

Director         No. of Ordinary shares over which options were granted

Mike Smith       146,666
David Boden      83,144

The options, which have an exercise price of 277.83 pence per share, are subject
to the achievement of performance conditions, as specified in the rules of the
Scheme.

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Enquiries:

The Rank Group Plc
     Charles Cormick - Company Secretary
020 7706 1111

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