Rank Regulatory News (RNK)

2 May 2006 11:04

Rank Group PLC02 May 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company The Rank Group Plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest HBOS Plc 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Notifiable interest of company in (2) above, and its affiliates 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Registered Holder: Fund: Number of Shares Held: HSDL Nominees Limited N/A 4Nortrust Nominees A/c HLI26 HPFO 56,592Nortrust Nominees A/c HLI24 HPBA 63,954Nortrust Nominees A/c HLI27 HXPEN 67,424Nortrust Nominees A/c HLI25 HLFO 599,846Nortrust Nominees A/c HLI23 HLBA 663,577Nortrust Nominees A/c HLI28 HXLFE 721,715Nortrust Nominees A/c CMI10 1105 1,545,319Nortrust Nominees A/c CMM34 2304 2,130,879Nortrust Nominees A/c CMI06 WP 8,817,536Nortrust Nominees A/c CMM13 2314 9,420,628 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 6. Percentage of issued class 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 8. Percentage of issued class 9. Class of security Ordinary 10p Share 10. Date of transaction 27 April 2006 11. Date Company informed 2 May 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 24,087,474 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.97% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Clare Duffill - 020 7535 8133 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notificationClare Duffill Date of notification 2 May 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange