Rank Regulatory News (RNK)

15 Jun 2006 16:05

Rank Group PLC15 June 2006 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1) NAME OF COMPANY THE RANK GROUP PLC 2) NAME OF DIRECTOR SEE LIST BELOW 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 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest DIRECTORS 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. (If notified) DIRECTORS 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) DIRECTORS 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary ACQUISITION OF SHARES 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 8) Percentage of issued Class NOT SIGNIFICANT 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed - 10) Percentage of issued Class - 11) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES 12) Price per share 208P 13) Date of transaction 15/06/2006 14) Date company informed 15/06/2006 15) Total holding following this notification SEE LIST BELOW 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification NOT SIGNIFICANT IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant N/A 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable N/A 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number. N/A 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise N/A 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification N/A 23) Any additional information N/A 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries AURELIA PATEL 020 7535 8033 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 15 JUNE 2006 The Rank Group Plc Directors' Dealing The Rank Group Plc ("the Company") announces that on 15 June 2006, Ordinaryshares were purchased by the following directors at the price of 208p per share,in accordance with the Company's quarterly share purchase programme for non-executive directors: Director No. of Ordinary Total holding of shares purchased Ordinary shares Richard Greenhalgh 844 5,029 Brendan O'Neill 703 4,351 Bill Shannon 661 661 John Warren 804 11,124 Enquiries:The Rank Group PlcPamela Coles - Company Secretary020 7706 1111 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange