The Rank Group Plc
- Notification of Major Interest in Shares
Fidelity International
On 8 September 2008, the Company received a notification from FIL Limited, under the obligations imposed by the FSA's Disclosure & Transparency Rules that, as at 4 September 2008, it had a notifiable direct interest in the voting rights attached to 19,595,109 Ordinary 13 8/9p shares of The Rank Group Plc ('Rank') representing 5.02% of the total voting rights in Rank.
The nominee or registered name in which the shares are held is set out in the schedule below.
SCHEDULE
Nominee/Registered Name: |
Management Company: (see Note) |
|
Bank of New York Brussels |
FPM |
419,400 |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
FIJ |
23,100 |
Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frnkfrt |
FPM |
71,800 |
HSBC Trinkaus und Burkh AG |
FIL |
66,300 |
JP Morgan, Bournemouth |
FII |
1,747,423 |
JP Morgan, Bournemouth |
FIL |
1,576,300 |
JP Morgan, Bournemouth |
FISL |
13,190,692 |
Morgan Stanley London |
FIL |
465,094 |
NordDeutsche Landersbank |
FIL |
61,000 |
Northern Trust London |
FIL |
468,500 |
Northern Trust London |
FPM |
759,700 |
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn |
FIL |
197,700 |
State Street Hong Kong |
FIA(K)L |
548,100 |
|
|
|
TOTAL INTEREST |
|
19,595,109 |
Note |
|
|
|
|
|
FIA(K)L |
- |
Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Ltd |
FIL |
- |
Fidelity International Limited |
FII |
- |
Fidelity Investments International |
FISL |
- |
Fidelity Investment Services Limited |
FIJ |
- |
Fidelity Investments Japan |
FPM |
- |
Fidelity Pension Management |
8 September 2008
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