Rank Regulatory News (RNK)

31 Mar 2008 09:51

Rank Group PLC31 March 2008 The Rank Group Plc ("Rank") - Annual Information Update Rank announces that in accordance with the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2,the following information has been published or made available to the publicduring the 12 month period which ended on 31 March 2008 in compliance with lawsand rules dealing with the regulation of securities, issuers of securities andsecurities markets. For the purposes of this update the information is only referred to and fullcopies of each item can be found at the locations specified below. 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE VIA A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE. All of the documents listed below were published via RNS, a Regulatory NewsService provided by the London Stock Exchange, on the dates indicated. Date Nature and Brief Description of Information APRIL 2007 02/04/07 Annual Information Update for the year ended 31 March 2007. 02/04/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Peter Johnson buys 25,000 shares. 04/04/07 Holding(s) in Company - BT Pension Scheme = 7.09%. 10/04/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Ian Burke awarded 47,887 shares under the2006 Deferred Share Bonus Plan. 10/04/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Peter Gill awarded 34,178 shares under the2006 Deferred Share Bonus Plan. 10/04/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Pamela Coles awarded 17,577 shares under the2006 Deferred Share Bonus Plan. 16/04/07 Holding(s) in Company - Hermes UK Focus Fund = 4.01%. 25/04/07 Holding(s) in Company - BT Pension Scheme = 8.04%. MAY 2007 01/05/07 Total Voting Rights in The Rank Group Plc. Update 5 = 390,510,438 Ord 13 8/9pShares. 03/05/07 AGM Trading Statement for 16 weeks to 22 April 2007. 03/05/07 Result of the AGM. 14/05/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Ian Burke awarded 268,542 shares under the2005 Long Term Incentive Plan. 14/05/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Peter Gill awarded 191,774 shares under the2005 Long Term Incentive Plan. 14/05/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Pamela Coles awarded 98,626 shares under the2005 Long Term Incentive Plan. 16/05/07 Holding(s) in Company - Hermes UK Focus Fund = 5.02%. 18/05/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Rank Group Employee Benefit Trust buys 1,063,100shares. JUNE 2007 01/06/07 Total Voting Rights in The Rank Group Plc. Update 6 = 390,511,335 Ord 13 8/9pShares. 04/06/07 Holding(s) in Company - BT Pension Scheme = 9.23%. 19/06/07 Notice of Trading Statement - for 25 weeks to 24 June 2007 to be released on 28June 2007. 28/06/07 Trading Statement - Update for 25 weeks to 24 June 2007. 28/06/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Richard Greenhalgh buys 1,013 shares. 28/06/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Brendan O'Neill buys 777 shares. 28/06/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Bill Shannon buys 1,101 shares. 28/06/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - John Warren buys 1,021 shares. 29/06/07 Holding(s) in Company - BT Pension Scheme = 10.05%. JULY 2007 02/07/07 Total Voting Rights in The Rank Group Plc. Update 7 = 390,520,386 Ord 13 8/9pShares. 16/07/07 Holding(s) in Company - Hermes UK Focus Fund = 6.02%. 18/07/07 Holding(s) in Company - BT Pension Scheme = 11.05%. 20/07/07 Holding(s) in Company - Aviva plc = 3.93%. 30/07/07 Holding(s) in Company - BT Pension Scheme = 12.39%. 30/07/07 Holding(s) in Company - Hermes UK Focus Fund = 7.04%. AUGUST 2007 01/08/07 Total Voting Rights in The Rank Group Plc. Update 8 = 390,523,077 Ord 13 8/9pShares. 01/08/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 3.27%. 13/08/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 4.22%. 14/08/07 Price Monitoring Extension (Notice issued by the London Stock Exchange). 16/08/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 5.21%. 21/08/07 Notice of Results - Interim Results for H1 2007 to be announced on 30 August2007. 21/08/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 6.55%. 28/08/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 5.68%. 30/08/07 Interim Results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2007. SEPTEMBER 2007 03/09/07 Total Voting Rights in The Rank Group Plc. Update 9 = 390,524,146 Ord 13 8/9pShares. 03/09/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 3.20%. 05/09/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 4.65%. 11/09/07 Holding(s) in Company - ABN AMRO Bank N.V. London Branch = 3.07%. 13/09/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 5.23%. 17/09/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Richard Greenhalgh buys 1,131 shares. 17/09/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Brendan O'Neill buys 868 shares. 17/09/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Bill Shannon buys 1,230 shares. 17/09/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - John Warren buys 1,141 shares. 25/09/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 5.06%. 27/09/07 Holding(s) in Company - ABN AMRO Bank N.V. London Branch = below 3% threshold. 27/09/07 Notice of Interim Management Statement - for 41 weeks to 14 October 2007 to bereleased on 16 October 2007. OCTOBER 2007 01/10/07 Total Voting Rights in The Rank Group Plc. Update 10 = 390,526,572 Ord 13 8/9pShares. 01/10/07 Blocklisting Interim Review - for the 6 months to 30 September 2007. 01/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 5.73%. 03/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 6.09%. 03/10/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Ian Burke granted SAYE options over 6,906 shares atan exercise price of 139p per share. 03/10/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Peter Gill granted SAYE options over 12,086 sharesat an exercise price of 139p per share. 03/10/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Pamela Coles granted SAYE options over 2,762 sharesat an exercise price of 139p per share. 05/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Schroders Plc = 4.97%. 09/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 5.87%. 12/10/07 Trading Statement for the 40 weeks to 7 October 2007. 15/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 6.13%. 15/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 5.96%. 15/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 3.37%. 16/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = below 3% threshold. 17/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 3.56%. 18/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = below 3% threshold. 22/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - AXA S.A. = below 3% threshold. 22/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd = 4.08%. 22/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd = 3.96%. 24/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd = 4.41%. 25/10/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Ian Burke buys 20,000 shares. 29/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd = 3.58%. 29/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd = below 3% threshold. 29/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd = 3.72%. 29/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd = 4.14%. 30/10/07 Holding(s) in Company - Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd = 5.11%. NOVEMBER 2007 02/11/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Peter Gill buys 10,000 shares. 05/11/07 Agreement - Rank signs an International Sportsbook Agreement with 888 Holdingsplc. 06/11/07 Holding(s) in Company - Credit Suisse = 4.98%; Morgan Stanley = 3.80%; ABN AMRO= 3.02%. 07/11/07 Holding(s) in Company - Legal & General group Plc = 4.01%. 08/11/07 Holding(s) in Company - Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd = below 3%threshold. 09/11/07 Holding(s) in Company - Correction: Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd =4.98%. 13/11/07 Holding(s) in Company - Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd = 5.21%. 22/11/07 Holding(s) in Company - Morgan Stanley = below 3% threshold; Credit Suisse =4.89%. 23/11/07 Holding(s) in Company - Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd = 3.21%. 23/11/07 Holding(s) in Company - Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (UK) Ltd = 3.15%. 27/11/07 Directorate Change - Brendan O'Neill to leave the Rank Board on 31 December2007. 28/11/07 Notice of 2007 pre-close Trading Statement - for 49 weeks to 9 December 2007 tobe released on 12 December 2007. DECEMBER 2007 03/12/07 Holding(s) in Company - Genting Berhad = 9.38%. 03/12/07 Holding(s) in Company - Morgan Stanley = below 3% threshold. 05/12/07 Holding(s) in Company - Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd = below 3%threshold. 06/12/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Ian Burke acquires 28,253 shares (net) from Rank'sEmployee Benefit Trust in respect of the 2006 Deferred Share Bonus Plan. 06/12/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Peter Gill acquires 20,165 shares (net) from Rank'sEmployee Benefit Trust in respect of the 2006 Deferred Share Bonus Plan. 06/12/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Pamela Coles acquires 10,370 shares (net) fromRank's Employee Benefit Trust in respect of the 2006 Deferred Share Bonus Plan. 12/12/07 Trading Statement - Update for 49 weeks to 9 December 2007. 13/12/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Peter Johnson buys 20,000 shares. 17/12/07 Holding(s) in Company - Genting Berhad = 10.00%. 20/12/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Richard Greenhalgh buys 2,078 shares. 20/12/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Bill Shannon buys 2,445 shares. 20/12/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - John Warren buys 2,293 shares. 31/12/07 Total Voting Rights in The Rank Group Plc. Update 11 = 390,529,314 Ord 13 8/9pShares. JANUARY 2008 11/01/08 Holding(s) in Company - Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad = 3.17%. 17/01/08 Holding(s) in Company - The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. = 3.40%. 24/01/08 Holding(s) in Company - Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad = 4.09%. 30/01/08 Holding(s) in Company - The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. = 4.11%. 31/01/08 Holding(s) in Company - Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad = 5.05%. FEBRUARY 2008 06/02/08 Holding(s) in Company - Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad = 6.05%. 06/02/08 Holding(s) in Company - The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. = 5.13%. 07/02/08 Holding(s) in Company - Genting Berhad = 11.03%. 12/02/08 Notice of Results - for the year 2007 to be announced on 29 February 2008. 12/02/08 Holding(s) in Company - The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. = 6.17%. 29/02/08 Transfer of assets and liabilities of Rank Pension Plan to Rothesay Life. 29/02/08 Final Results - for the year ended 31 December 2007. MARCH 2008 03/03/08 Holding(s) in Company - Fidelity International Limited = 4.17%. 13/03/08 Product Launch - Blue Square launches www.888sport.com, a pan-European sportsbetting service developed and marketed with 888 Holdings plc. 14/03/08 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Richard Greenhalgh buys 2,150 shares. 14/03/08 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Bill Shannon buys 2,511 shares. 14/03/08 Director/PDMR Shareholding - John Warren buys 2,351 shares. 17/03/08 Holding(s) in Company - Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad = 7.33%. 25/03/08 Holding(s) in Company - Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad = 8.50%. 25/03/08 Holding(s) in Company - Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad = 9.02%. 26/03/08 Holding(s) in Company - The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. = 7.35%. 28/03/08 Documents re 2008 AGM - 2007 Annual Report and 2007 Annual Review, Notice ofMeeting and Proxy Form delivered to UKLA Document Viewing Facility. 31/03/08 Holding(s) in Company - The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. = 8.52%. 31/03/08 Blocklisting Interim Review - for the 6 months to 31 March 2008. Copies of the documents published via RNS may be obtained from the RegulatoryNews Service provided by the London Stock Exchange athttp://www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb/pricesnews/marketnews/marketnews.htmand any related documents are available at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility,Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E145HS. 2. DOCUMENTS FILED AT COMPANIES HOUSE. The Company has submitted filings to Companies House in relation to: • the Company's annual return and group accounts, • the resignation of a director, • the allotment of shares, and • ordinary and special resolutions passed at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 3 May 2007. Upon payment of a fee, copies of these documents can be found on the CompaniesHouse website at http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/or (for registered users) through Companies House Direct athttp://direct.companieshouse.gov.uk/or can be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff CF14 3UZ. 3. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2007. The Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2007was mailed to shareholders on 28 March 2008 and can be found on Rank's websiteat www.Rank.com, together with the 2007 Annual Review and Summary FinancialStatements and the Notice of Annual General Meeting which will be held onWednesday, 7 May 2008. Copies of all the documents referred to above are also available for inspectionat the Company's registered office: Statesman House, Stafferton Way, Maidenhead,Berkshire SL6 1AY during normal business hours. In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Prospectus Directive Regulation, it isacknowledged that whilst the information referred to above was up to date at thetime of publication, such disclosures may, at any time, become out of date dueto changing circumstances. Further information regarding Rank and its activities can be located on theCompany's website www.Rank.com 31 March 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange