Rank Regulatory News (RNK)

30 Jan 2008 10:10

Rank Group PLC30 January 2008 The Rank Group Plc - Notification of Major Interest in Shares The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. On 29 January 2008, the Company received notification, under the obligationsimposed by Section DTR5 of the FSA's Disclosure & Transparency Rules, fromGoldman Sachs International that, as at 25 January 2008, The Goldman SachsGroup, Inc. ("GS Inc") had a notifiable interest in the voting rights attachedto 16,037,795 Ordinary 13 8/9p shares representing 4.11% of the total votingrights in The Rank Group Plc. Notes: a) The interest in 16,018,643 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman,Sachs & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian forits customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of GoldmanSachs Securities (Nominees), Limited. b) The interest in 19,152 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs &Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as discretionarymanager. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman SachsSecurities (Nominees), Limited. 30 January 2008 website: www.rank.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange