RNS Number:8356T
Rank Group PLC
5 January 2004


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE RANK GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     PRUDENTIAL PLC

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 COMPANIES IN (2) ABOVE AND THEIR 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)   Percentage of issued Class



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   Percentage of issued Class



9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     19 DECEMBER 2003

11)  Date company informed

     5 JANUARY 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

     19,274,451
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.24%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     CLARE DUFFILL
     ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY
     THE RANK GROUP
     6 CONNAUGHT PLACE
     LONDON W2 2EZ
     020 7535 8133

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

     Date of Notification .....05 JANUARY 2004.....



                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE RANK GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

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 COMPANIES IN (2) ABOVE AND THEIR 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)   Percentage of issued Class



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   Percentage of issued Class



9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     19 DECEMBER 2003

11)  Date company informed

     5 JANUARY 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

     18,178,710
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.05%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     CLARE DUFFILL
     ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY
     THE RANK GROUP
     6 CONNAUGHT PLACE
     LONDON W2 2EZ
     020 7535 8133

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

     Date of Notification .....05 JANUARY 2004.....



LETTER TO:  RANK GROUP PLC

Companies Act 1985 (as amended)
Disclosure of Interests in Shares

In accordance with part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) (the "Act"),
we write to inform you that Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary 
companies, have a notifiable interest in the issued share capital of your
company as detailed in the schedule below.

For the purposes of S210 of the Act, the address for those companies identified
in the schedule is Laurence Pountney Hill London EC4R 0HH.

From:  Colin Houghton
       for and on behalf of Prudential plc.




            Notifiable Position Report for RANK GROUP ORD GBP0.10
                           as at 19 December 2003

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 594,803,630
ORD GBP0.10 shares

                         Registered Holder                               Holding          %

Prudential plc                                                        19,274,451        3.24  Total Notifiable Interest

                         M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE                        68,443
                         MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                    214,584
                         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC               15,212,668
                         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                2,728,160
                         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SAL AC                   23,298
                         PRUDENTIAL HOLBORN PENSIONS LD                      776
                         ROY NOMINEES 578079                             204,745
                         ROY NOMS LTD 578052                             111,858
                         ROY NOMS LTD 578141                             231,233
                         ROY NOMS LTD 578192                             478,686

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited                              18,178,710        3.05

                         MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI                     214,584
                         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC               15,212,668
                         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                2,728,160
                         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SAL AC                   23,298


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