Additional Listing

Rank Group PLC 17 December 2004 Additional Listing Application has been made to the Financial Services Authority in its capacity as UK Listing Authority for a block listing on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority of 37,163,010 ordinary shares (the 'Shares') of The Rank Group Plc (the 'Company'). Application has also been made to the London Stock Exchange plc (the 'LSE') for the Shares to be admitted to trading in accordance with the rules of the LSE. Up to 14,853,022 of the Shares may be issued pursuant to the conversion of the £167,722,000 3.875% listed convertible bonds due 2009 (issued by the Company in January 2004) (the 'Convertible Bonds') and up to 22,309,988 may be issued pursuant to the conversion of the £65,000,000 5% unlisted convertible loan stock due 2004 (issued by the Company in January 2003) (the 'Loan Stock'). Both the Convertible Bond and the Loan Stock carry the right to convert into fully paid ordinary shares in the share capital of the Company. Copies of this announcement are available from the office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer located at 65 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1HS. - ends - Enquiries: The Rank Group Plc 020 7535 8000 Charles Cormick This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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