Rank Regulatory News (RNK)

31 Mar 2008 09:42

Rank Group PLC31 March 2008 The Rank Group Plc - Notification of Major Interest in Shares The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. On 28 March 2008, the Company received notification from Goldman Sachs & Co(under the obligations imposed by Section DTR5 of the FSA's Disclosure &Transparency Rules) that, as at 26 March 2008, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.("GS Inc") had a notifiable indirect interest in the voting rights attached to33,292,560 Ordinary 13 8/9p shares representing 8.52% of the total voting rightsin The Rank Group Plc. Notes: a) The interest in 33,273,408 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. 31 March 2008 website: www.rank.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange