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Rank Group PLC 17 April 2001 DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS 1) NAME OF COMPANY THE RANK GROUP PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST CGNU PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES 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 NOTIFIABLE INTEREST OF COMPANY IN (2) ABOVE AND ITS SUBSIDIARY 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE LETTER BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 6) ( - %) of issued Class 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 8) ( - %) of issued Class 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES 10) Date of transaction 12 APR 2001 11) Date company informed 17 APR 2001 12) Total holding following this notification 17,790,971 SHARES OF 10P EACH 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.01% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries CHARLES CORMICK 0171 535 8012 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification .....17 APR 2001................... Letter to: The Rank Group Plc Dated: 12 April 2001 THE RANK GROUP PLC (THE 'COMPANY') - SEDOL 0724076 This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of GBP0.10 each in the capital of the Company (the 'shares') and is given in fulfilment of the obligations imposed by sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act'). 1. Notification on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of CGNU plc). 1.1. We hereby notify you on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited that immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification arose Morley Fund Management Limited were interested in 17,790,971 shares. 1.2. The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set out in the attached Appendix: Morley Fund Management Limited. 2. Notification on behalf of CGNU plc. 2.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of CGNU plc that immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification arose CGNU plc were interested in 17,790,971 shares giving the CGNU group a total percentage interest in the shares of 3.01%. 2.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set out in the Appendix below: CGNU plc. We are only required to notify interests which are defined as material interests when the holding is equal to 3% or more of the Company's relevant share capital. The term material interests exclude certain categories where we do not hold a beneficial interest, for example where the shares are held in an Authorised Unit Trust Scheme or Open Ended Investment Company. Holdings in those categories are therefore not included in the holding notified under this letter. Letter from: CGNU plc APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD BNY (Nominees) Ltd 40,710 (Material) BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 12,092,078 (Material) Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 1,867,045 (Material) Chase Nominees Ltd 17,675 (Material) CUIM Nominee Ltd 3,754,713 (Material) State Street Bank Nominees Ltd 18,750 (Material) TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 3.01% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 591,832,652 APPENDIX: CGNU PLC REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD BNY (Nominees) Ltd 40,710 (Material) BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 12,092,078 (Material) Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 1,867,045 (Material) Chase Nominees Ltd 17,675 (Material) CUIM Nominee Ltd 3,754,713 (Material) State Street Bank Nominees Ltd 18,750 (Material) TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF CGNU PLC: 3.01% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 591,832,652

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