Holding(s) in Company

Rank Group PLC
18 November 2002

 
                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE RANK GROUP PLC 

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     AXA SA 

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 IN COMPANY IN (2) ABOVE AND ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES

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)   ( N/A %) of issued Class 

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class 

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     15 NOV 2002 

11)  Date company informed

     18 NOV  2002 

12)  Total holding following this notification

     23,659,105 
                
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 

     3.99%

14)  Any additional information 



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries 

     CHARLES CORMICK  
     (Tel: [phone]) 

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for  
     making this notification 

     Date of Notification  18 NOVEMBER 2002 



Letter to Rank Group Plc - Dated 15 November 2002 


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES 
ACT 1985 ('THE ACT')

THE RANK GROUP PLC

This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment
Managers UK Ltd.

We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its
Group Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 32,082,932 ord 25p shares in the
593,495,949 share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of 
disclosure arose pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares represent a
beneficial interest of 23,659,105 shares (3.99%), and a non-beneficial interest
of 8,423,827 shares (1.42%).

The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice 
relates, so far as known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 18/09/02,
is as per the Appendix below.

This notification of change is due to a decrease in the beneficial interest
holding from 4.03% to 3.99%.


Letter from AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd.


                     DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
         APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
                      THE RANK GROUP ord 25p shares

Total number of shares held as at 18/09/02 was 32,082,932 the breakdown of which
is set out below:-

Name of the Company/Fund      Number of    Particulars of             Registered as
                               Shares      Beneficial owners   

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC     31,000       Trustees of AXA UK         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Extra Income Fund                          Investment Co ICVC         a/c 845030
(Non-Beneficial)                           Extra Income Fund

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC      6,439       Trustees of AXA UK         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
UK Tracker Fund                            Investment Co ICVC         a/c 845315
(Non-Beneficial)                           UK Tracker Fund

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC    400,000       Trustees of AXA UK         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Distribution Fund                          Investment Co ICVC         a/c 845029
(Non-Beneficial)                           Distribution Fund

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC  1,903,966       Trustees of AXA UK         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Uk Equity Income Fund                      Investment Co ICVC         a/c 845017
(Non-Beneficial)                           UK Equity Income Fund

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC    500,000       Trustees of AXA UK         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
UK Growth Fund                             Investment Co ICVC         a/c 845005
(Non-Beneficial)                           UK Growth Fund

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC     40,000       Trustees of AXA UK         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
UK Opportunities Fund                      Investment Co ICVC         a/c 889596
(Non-Beneficial)                           UK Opportunities Fund

AXA World Funds II             8,382       Trustees of AXA World      a/c 869598 
UK Equities (formerly                      Funds II                   Citibank
UK Growth                                  UK Equities (formerly      Crest: BA01F
(Non-Beneficial)                           UK Growth) Fund

AXA World Funds II            25,000       Trustees of AXA World      Citibank
Distribution Fund                          Funds II                   Crest: BA01F
(Non-Beneficial)                           Distribution Fund

AXA World Funds                9,231       (Registration details
British Equities Fund                      available upon request)
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA World Funds                8,750       (Registration details
UK Balanced                                available upon request)
(Non-Beneficial)          

Sun Life Nominees Ltd         36,000       Trustees of the WABCO      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
A/c 18                                     Automotive UK Pension      a/c 777086
(Non-Beneficial)                           Scheme

Sun Life Nominees Ltd         21,500       Trustees of the Princes    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
A/c 20                                     Pension Scheme             a/c 777094
(Non-Beneficial)

Sun Life Nominees Ltd         46,000       Trustees of the Cobham     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
A/c 29                                     Pension Plan               a/c 777167
(Non-Beneficial)

Sun Life Nominees Ltd          6,900       Trustees of the Princes    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
A/c 31                                     (1977) Pension Scheme      a/c 785078
(Non-Beneficial)

Sun Life Nominees Ltd         19,768       Eldridge Pope Pension      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
A/c 32                                     Fund                       a/c 873426
(Non-Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions             22,500       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 7
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions            682,483       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 867815
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions             13,600       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 904009
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions          1,050,000       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 867396
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions          1,021,419       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 867530
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions          3,088,000       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 867372
A/c X
(Beneficial)
                              
Sun Life Pensions             21,680       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 887553
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions             18,250       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 887565
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions             20,400       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 887577
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions             20,160       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 887589
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions             18,500       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 887590
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions             14,520       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 887607
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions             11,850       Sun Life Pensions          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd             a/c 887619
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Assurance         1,822,242       Sun Life Assurance         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Society Plc                                Society Plc                a/c 776934
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Unit Assurance    3,500,000       Sun Life Assurance Ltd     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Ltd                                                                   a/c 867116
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Unit Assurance      631,693       Sun Life Unit Assurance    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Ltd                                        Ltd                        a/c 867268
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Unit Assurance    1,350,735       Sun Life Unit Assurance    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Ltd                                        Ltd                        a/c 867050
A/c X
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions             22,300       Sun Life Pensions          Smith & Williamson Nominees Ltd.
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd.            a/c S66
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions             71,854       Sun Life Pensions          RBSTB Nominees designation Sunpen
Management Ltd                             Management Ltd
(Beneficial)

Sun Life International       200,000       Sun Life International     Sun Life International
(IOM) Ltd                                  (IOM) Ltd                  a/c SL1 11
(Beneficial)

AXA Royale Beige             300,000       Registration details      
(Non-Beneficial)                           available upon request)    

AXA Colonia Konzern          276,000       (Registration details
(Beneficial)                               available upon request)

AXA Colonia Konzern            7,000       (Registration details
(Non-Beneficial)                           available upon request)

AXA Belgium                  327,428       (Registration details
(Beneficial)                               available upon request)

AXA Financial, Inc.        3,733,307       (Registration details
(Non-Beneficial)                           available upon request)

AXA Insurance UK             850,000       AXA Free                   Chase Nominees Ltd
(Beneficial)                                                          A/C BTO1C

AXA Sun Life Plc           8,679,413       AXA Sun Life Plc           Axa Sun Life Plc
(fmly Axa Equity & Law                     (fmly AXA Equity & Law
Life Assurance Society Plc)                Life Assurance Society Plc)
(Beneficial)

AXA General Unit Trust       353,044       HSBC Global Custody (UK)   HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                           Limited as Trustees of     a/c 880868
                                           the Trust

AXA UK Group Pension         967,560       AXA UK Group Pension       Chase Nominees Ltd
Scheme                                     Scheme                     a/c 00994
Equity Fund                                Equity Fund
(Non-Beneficial)


                                                Holding as % of Issued Capital

Total Beneficial Interest       23,659,105                   3.99
Total Non-Beneficial Interest    8,423,827                   1.42
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                        Total   32,082,932                   5.41%
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