Holding(s) in Company

Rank Group PLC
1 August 2002




                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE RANK GROUP PLC 

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     AXA SA 

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN COMPANY IN (2) ABOVE AND ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them. 

     SEE LETTER BELOW 

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class 

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class 

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     31 JULY 2002 

11)  Date company informed

     01 AUGUST  2002 

12)  Total holding following this notification

     28,504,240 
                
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 

     4.81%

14)  Any additional information 



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries 

     CHARLES CORMICK  
     (Tel: [phone]) 

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for  
     making this notification 

     Date of Notification             01 AUGUST 2002


Letter to Rank Group Plc - Dated 31 July 2002 


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES 
ACT 1985 ('THE ACT')

RANK GROUP

This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment
Managers UK Ltd.

We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its
subsidiaries who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 46,259,954 ord GBP0.10 shares in the
592,549,312 share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of 
disclosure arose pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares represent a
beneficial interest of 28,504,240 shares (4.81%), and a non-beneficial interest
of 17,755,714 shares (3.00%).

The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice 
relates, so far as known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 30/07/02,
is as per the Appendix below.

This notification of change is due to a decrease in the beneficial interest
holding from 5.00% to 4.81%.

Letter from AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd.



                     DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
         APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
                        RANK GROUP ORD GBP0.10 SHARES

Total number of shares held as at 30/07/02 was 46,259,954 the breakdown of which
is set out below:-

Name of the Company/Fund      Number of    Particulars of             Registered as
                               Shares      Beneficial owners   

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC     31,000       Trustees of AXA UK         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Extra Income Fund                          Investment Co ICVC         a/c 845030
(Non-Beneficial)                           Extra Income Fund

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC     10,317       Trustees of AXA UK         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
UK Tracker Fund                            Investment Co ICVC         a/c 845315
(Non-Beneficial)                           UK Tracker Fund

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC    565,545       Trustees of AXA UK         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Distribution Fund                          Investment Co ICVC         a/c 845029
(Non-Beneficial)                           Distribution Fund

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC  1,903,966       Trustees of AXA UK         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Uk Equity Income Fund                      Investment Co ICVC         a/c 845017
(Non-Beneficial)                           UK Equity Income Fund

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC    272,548       Trustees of AXA UK         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
UK Growth Fund                             Investment Co ICVC         a/c 845005
(Non-Beneficial)                           UK Growth Fund

PPP Healthcare Group Plc     225,000       Guardian Royal Exchange    Chase Nominees Ltd
(Non-Beneficial)                           Plc and Subs. Cos.         a/c 13067

Pan Euro UK Secure Growth    175,000       Pan Euro UK Secure         Barclays Nominees Ltd.
(Non-Beneficial)                           Growth                     a/c 6000BQ

Sun Life Global Management     7,400       Trustees of the Sun Life   Bank Generale Luxembourg
Ltd.                                       Global Management UK       a/c 758746
UK Growth                                  Growth
(Non-Beneficial)

Sun Life Global Management    50,000       Trustees of the Sun Life   Bank Generale Luxembourg
Ltd.                                       Global Management          a/c 750748
Distribution                               Distribution
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA World Funds                9,231      (Registration details
British Equities Fund                      available upon request)
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA World Funds                8,750       (Registration details
UK Balanced                                available upon request)
(Non-Beneficial)          

Sun Life Nominees Ltd         36,000       Trustees of the WABCO      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
A/c 18                                     Automotive UK Pension      a/c 777086
(Non-Beneficial)                           Scheme

Sun Life Nominees Ltd         21,500       Trustees of the Princes    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
A/c 20                                     Pension Scheme             a/c 777061
(Non-Beneficial)

Sun Life Nominees Ltd         46,000       Trustees of the Cobham     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
A/c 20                                     Pension Plan               a/c 777167
(Non-Beneficial)

Sun Life Nominees Ltd          6,900       Trustees of the Princes    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
A/c 31                                     (1977) Pension Scheme      a/c 785078
(Non-Beneficial)

Sun Life Nominees Ltd         19,768       Eldridge Pope Pension      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
A/c 32                                     Fund                       a/c 873426
(Non-Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions            682,483       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 867815
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions             10,110       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions          1,050,000       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 867396
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions          1,021,419       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 867530
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions          3,088,000       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 867372
A/c X
(Beneficial)
                              
Sun Life Pensions             13,710       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 887553
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions             10,810       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 887565
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions             12,070       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 887577
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions             11,790       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 887589
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions             10,560       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 887590
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions              8,490       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 887607
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions              7,080       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 887619
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Assurance         3,247,913       Sun Life Assurance         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Society Pln                                Society Pln                a/c 776934
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Unit Assurance    3,500,000       Sun Life Assurance Ltd     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Ltd                                                                   a/c 867116
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Unit Assurance      631,693       Sun Life Unit Assurance    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Ltd                                        Ltd.                       a/c 867268
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Unit Assurance    1,350,735       Sun Life Unit Assurance    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Ltd                                        Ltd.                       a/c 867050
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions             22,300       Sun Life Pensions          Smith & Williamson Nominees Ltd.
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd.            a/c S66
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions             77,854       Sun Life Pensions          RBSTB Nominees designation Sunpen
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd
(Beneficial)

Sun Life International       200,000       Sun Life International     Sun Life International
(IOM) Ltd                                  (IOM) Ltd                  a/c SL1 11
(Beneficial)

AXA Royale Beige           1,275,245       Registration details      
(Non-Beneficial)                           available upon request)    

AXA Colonia Konzern          276,000       (Registration details
(Beneficial)                               available upon request)

AXA Colonia Konzern            7,000       (Registration details
(Non-Beneficial)                           available upon request)

AXA Belgium                1,302,671       (Registration details
(Beneficial)                               available upon request)

AXA Financial, Inc.       10,994,896       (Registration details
(Non-Beneficial)                           available upon request)

AXA Insurance UK           1,575,000       AXA Free                   Chase Nominees Ltd
(Beneficial)                                                          A/C BTO1C

AXA Sun Life Plc          10,193,352       AXA Sun Life Plc           Axa Sun Life Plc
(fmly Axa Equity & Law                     (fmly AXA Equity & Law
Life Assurance Society Plc)                Life Assurance Society Plc)
(Beneficial)

AXA General Unit Trust       553,648       HSBC Global Custody (UK)   HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                           Limited as Trustees of     a/c 880868
                                           the Trust

AXA UK Group Pension       1,536,000       AXA UK Group Pension       Chase Nominees Ltd
Scheme                                     Scheme                     a/c 00994
Equity Fund                                Equity Fund
(Non-Beneficial)


                                                Holding as % of Issued Capital

Total Beneficial Interest       28,504,240                   4.81
Total Non-Beneficial Interest   17,755,714                   3.00
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                        Total   46,259,954                   7.81%
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