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Rank Group PLC02 April 2007 The Rank Group Plc ("Rank") - Annual Information Update Rank announces that in accordance with the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2,the following information has been published or made available to the publicduring the 12 month period which ended on 31 March 2007 in compliance with lawsand rules dealing with the regulation of securities, issuers of securities andsecurities markets. For the purposes of this update the information is only referred to and fullcopies of each item can be found at the locations specified below. 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE VIA A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE. All of the documents listed below were published via RNS, a Regulatory NewsService provided by the London Stock Exchange, on the dates indicated. Date Nature and Brief Description of Information APRIL 2006 03/04/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 03/04/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Bill Shannon buys 5,000 shares. 05/04/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 05/04/06 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 8.12%. 06/04/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 07/04/06 SEC De-registration of Rank Ordinary Shares in the USA 07/04/06 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 7.93%. 10/04/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 10/04/06 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 8.03%. 10/04/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 11/04/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 12/04/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 13/04/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 18/04/06 Notice of Trading Statement - for the 16 weeks to 16 April 2006 to be releasedon 26 April 2006. 21/04/06 Holding(s) in Company - HBOS plc = 3.97%. 21/04/06 Acquisition of US$0.5m of own 7.125% Guaranteed Notes due 2018. 26/04/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 26/04/06 Holding(s) in Company - HBOS plc = 4.02%. 26/04/06 AGM Statement. 27/04/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 28/04/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. MAY 2006 02/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 02/05/06 Holding(s) in Company - HBOS plc = 3.97%. 03/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 04/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 04/05/06 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG now below 3.0%. 05/05/06 Holding(s) in Company - Prudential plc = 5.08%. 09/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 10/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 11/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 11/05/06 Directorate Change - David Boden leaves Rank Board. 12/05/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Peter Gill buys 10,000 shares. 12/05/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Amend - correction to dealing date. 12/05/06 Holding(s) in Company - Prudential plc = 5.10%. 15/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 16/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 17/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 18/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 19/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 22/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 23/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 24/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 25/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 26/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 30/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 30/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 31/05/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. JUNE 2006 02/06/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 05/06/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 06/06/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 07/06/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 08/06/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 09/06/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 12/06/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 13/06/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 14/06/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 15/06/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Richard Greenhalgh buys 844 shares. 15/06/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Brendan O'Neill buys 703 shares. 15/06/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Bill Shannon buys 661 shares. 15/06/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - John Warren buys 804 shares. 16/06/06 Further re Director Shareholding - correction to the total shares held by BillShannon. 16/06/06 Holding(s) in Company - Eminence Capital LLC = 3.90%. 23/06/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 28/06/06 Notice of Trading Statement - for 26 weeks to 25 June 2006 to be released on 4July 2006. 28/06/06 Holding(s) in Company - HBOS plc = 3.91%. 30/06/06 Disposal of Deluxe Media Services' UK DVD replication and UK distributionbusinesses. JULY 2006 04/07/06 Holding(s) in Company - Capital Group Companies Inc. = 5.01%. 04/07/06 Trading Statement - Update for 26 weeks to 25 June 2006 and Strategic Review ofHard Rock. 05/07/06 Holding(s) in Company - Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd = 4.05%. 05/07/06 Holding(s) in Company - Aviva plc = 4.05%. 06/07/06 Holding(s) in Company - Capital Group Companies Inc. = 4.35%. 12/07/06 Holding(s) in Company - Capital Group Companies Inc. now below 3.0%. 12/07/06 Holding(s) in Company - Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd = 6.05%. 13/07/06 Holding(s) in Company - Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd = 4.54%. 14/07/06 Sale & leaseback and transfer of surplus leasehold properties. 17/07/06 Holding(s) in Company - Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd = 3.86%. 17/07/06 Holding(s) in Company - HBOS plc now below 3.0%. 20/07/06 Director Declaration - Brendan O'Neill - update to directorships held. 21/07/06 Disposal of Deluxe Media Services' UK CD replication business. 25/07/06 Holding(s) in Company - Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd now below 3.0%. AUGUST 2006 18/08/06 Notice of Results - Interim Results for H1 2006 to be announced on 1 September2006. 25/08/06 Disposal - Rank sells London Casino, the Clermont Club, for £31m. SEPTEMBER 2006 01/09/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 01/09/06 Interim Results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2006. 05/09/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 08/09/06 Holding(s) in Company - FMR Corp/Fidelity International = 14.73%. 12/09/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 13/09/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 14/09/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 14/09/06 Holding(s) in Company - FMR Corp/Fidelity International = 13.74%. 15/09/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 15/09/06 Directorate Change - Alun Cathcart to retire as non-executive Chairman. 18/09/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 19/09/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 20/09/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 21/09/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 22/09/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 25/09/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 26/09/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 27/09/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 28/09/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 29/09/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Richard Greenhalgh buys 806 shares. 29/09/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Brendan O'Neill buys 618 shares. 29/09/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Bill Shannon buys 876 shares. 29/09/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - John Warren buys 812 shares. OCTOBER 2006 02/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 02/10/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Ian Burke granted 5,053 SAYE options. 02/10/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Peter Gill granted 8,756 SAYE options. 02/10/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Pamela Coles granted 2,021 SAYE options. 03/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 04/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 05/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 06/10/06 Holding(s) in Company - Eminence Capital LLC now below = 3.00%. 09/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 10/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 11/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 12/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 16/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 16/10/06 Additional Listing - 800,000 shares blocklisted for Share Savings Schemes. 17/10/06 Blocklisting Interim Review - Share Savings Schemes. 17/10/06 Blocklisting Interim Review - UK Executive Share Option Schemes. 17/10/06 Blocklisting Interim Review - Overseas Executive Share Option Schemes. 17/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 18/10/06 Blocklisting Interim Review - 3.875% Convertible Bonds 2009. 18/10/06 Blocklisting Interim Review - 3.875% Convertible Bonds 2009. 19/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 19/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 20/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 23/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 24/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 25/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 26/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 27/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 30/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 31/10/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. NOVEMBER 2006 01/11/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 02/11/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 03/11/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 06/11/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 07/11/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 07/11/06 Holding(s) in Company - BT Pension Scheme = 3.27%. 08/11/06 Transaction in Own Shares - Share Buy-back. 13/11/06 Holding(s) in Company - BT Pension Scheme = 4.29%. 21/11/06 Holding(s) in Company - Legal & General Group Plc = 3.83%. 23/11/06 Holding(s) in Company - BT Pension Scheme = 5.03%. 23/11/06 Holding(s) in Company - Hermes Asset Management = 3.04%. 24/11/06 Trading Statement for 48 weeks to 26 Nov 2006 to be released on 7 December 2006. 24/11/06 Holding(s) in Company - Devon County Council (associate of Hermes) = 3.04%. 24/11/06 Holding(s) in Company - FMR Corp/Fidelity International = 12.87%. 29/11/06 Holding(s) in Company - BT Pension Scheme = 5.22%. DECEMBER 2006 01/12/06 Holding(s) in Company - FMR Corp/Fidelity International = 11.21%. 04/12/06 Holding(s) in Company - Aviva plc = 3.85%. 05/12/06 Holding(s) in Company - Barclays PLC = 4.04%. 06/12/06 Holding(s) in Company - Legal & General Group Plc = 4.05%. 07/12/06 Trading Statement for the 48 weeks to 26 November 2006. 07/12/06 Conclusion of Strategic Review and Disposal of Hard Rock for US$965m (£490m). 07/12/06 Directorate Change - Peter Johnson appointed to the Board w.e.f. 1 January2007and to become new Chairman in place of Alun Cathcart on 1 March 2007. 11/12/06 Holding(s) in Company - FMR Corp/Fidelity International = 10.99%. 15/12/06 Notice of EGM - EGM in respect of Hard Rock Disposal, return of capital andShare Consolidation to be held on 8 January 2007. 15/12/06 Doc re. Disposal and EGM delivered to UKLA Document Viewing Facility. 15/12/06 Total Voting Rights in The Rank Group Plc = 542,340,107 Ord 10p Shares. 19/12/06 Holding(s) in Company - FMR Corp/Fidelity International = 9.81%. 19/12/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Richard Greenhalgh buys 818 shares. 19/12/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Brendan O'Neill buys 628 shares. 19/12/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Bill Shannon buys 890 shares. 19/12/06 Director/PDMR Shareholding - John Warren buys 826 shares. 19/12/06 Holding(s) in Company - Barclays PLC = 3.82%. 21/12/06 Total Voting Rights in The Rank Group Plc. Update 1 = 542,356,176 Ord 10pShares. 21/12/06 Holding(s) in Company - FMR Corp/Fidelity International = 10.09%. JANUARY 2007 08/01/07 Result of EGM and Timetable Update - all resolutions passed. 11/01/07 Total Voting Rights in The Rank Group Plc. Update 2 = 542,358,756 Ord 10pShares. 17/01/07 Holding(s) in Company - Legal & General Group plc = 3.62%. 22/01/07 Holding(s) in Company - Schroder Investment Management Ltd = 8.01%. 24/01/07 Holding(s) in Company - Prudential plc = 7.62%. 29/01/07 Holding(s) in Company - Aviva plc = 4.13%. 30/01/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG = 3.36%. 31/01/07 Holding(s) in Company - Deutsche Bank AG now below 3.00%. FEBRUARY 2007 08/02/07 Notice of Results - for the year 2006 to be announced on 2 March 2007. 14/02/07 Rank announces Mecca changes - 9 Mecca Bingo clubs to close in England andWales. 21/02/07 Holding(s) in Company - Legal & General Group Plc = 3.54%. 23/02/07 Holding(s) in Company - Axa S.A. = 3.97%. 28/02/07 Holding(s) in Company - BT Pension Scheme = 5.28%. 28/02/07 Total Voting Rights in The Rank Group Plc. Update 3 = 542,373,025 Ord 10pShares. 28/02/07 Holding(s) in Company - BT Pension Scheme = 6.05%. MARCH 2007 01/03/07 Holding(s) in Company - Hermes UK Focus Fund = 3.05%. 02/03/07 Final Results - for the year ended 31 December 2006 (unaudited). 05/03/07 Disposal - Completion of the sale of Hard Rock for US$965m (approx. £502m). 16/03/07 Director Declaration - John Warren - update to directorships held. 20/03/07 Share Consolidation - application for listing of the new Ordinary 13 8/9pShares. 21/03/07 Rank Group response to Budget - the increase in casino gaming duty for RankGaming estimated be of the order of £8m on an annual basis. 21/03/07 Holding(s) in Company - Fidelity International = 6.36%. 23/03/07 Total Voting Rights in The Rank Group Plc. Update 4 = 390,509,640 Ord 13 8/9pShares. 23/03/07 New Shares and Blocklistings - 390,509,640 issued shares plus 18,206,276blocklisted shares = 408,715,916 Ord 13 8/9p Shares admitted to the OfficialList. 26/03/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Rank Group EBT sells 202,852 Ord 10p Shares andbuys 236,900 Ord 13 8/9p shares. 26/03/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Peter Johnson current shareholding = Nil. 26/03/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Ian Burke current holding = 7,200 Ord 13 8/9p Shares. 26/03/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Peter Gill current holding = 7,200 Ord 13 8/9p Shares. 26/03/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Richard Greenhalgh current holding = 4,790 Ord 13 8/9p Shares. 26/03/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Brendan O'Neill current holding = 4,029 Ord 13 8/9p Shares. 26/03/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Bill Shannon current holding = 5,347 Ord 13 8/9p Shares. 26/03/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - John Warren current holding = 9,188 Ord 13 8/9p Shares. 26/03/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Ian Burke buys 20,100 Ord 13 8/9p Shares. 28/03/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Richard Greenhalgh buys 926 shares. 28/03/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Brendan O'Neill buys 702 shares. 28/03/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Bill Shannon buys 994 shares. 28/03/07 Director/PDMR Shareholding - John Warren buys 921 shares. 28/03/07 Holding(s) in Company - BT Pension Scheme = 6.49%. 28/03/07 Holding(s) in Company - Hermes UK Focus Fund = 3.41%. 30/03/07 Blocklisting Interim Review - for the 6 months to 30 March 2007. 30/03/07 Documents re 2007 AGM - 2006 Annual Report and 2006 Annual Review, Notice ofMeeting and Proxy Form delivered to UKLA Document Viewing Facility. Copies of the documents published via RNS may be obtained from the RegulatoryNews Service provided by the London Stock Exchange athttp://www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb/pricesnews/marketnews/marketnews.htmand any related documents are available at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility,Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London. E145HS. 2. DOCUMENTS FILED AT COMPANIES HOUSE. The Company has submitted filings to Companies House in relation to: • the Company's annual return and group accounts, • the appointment, resignations and change of particulars of directors, • the allotment, subdivision and consolidation of shares, • returns by the Company for purchasing its own shares, • an amendment to the address of the Company's registered office, • the adoption of new Articles of Association, and • ordinary and special resolutions passed at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 26 April 2006 and the EGM held on 8 January 2007. Upon payment of a fee, copies of these documents can be found on the CompaniesHouse website at http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/or (for registered users) through Companies House Direct athttp://direct.companieshouse.gov.uk/or can be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff. CF14 3UZ. 3. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2006. The Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2006was mailed to shareholders on 30 March 2007 and can be found on Rank's websiteat www.Rank.com, together with the 2006 Annual Review and Summary FinancialStatements and the Notice of Annual General Meeting which will be held onThursday, 3 May 2007. Copies of all the documents referred to above are also available for inspectionat the Company's registered office: Statesman House, Stafferton Way, Maidenhead,Berkshire SL6 1AY during normal business hours. In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Prospectus Directive Regulation, it isacknowledged that whilst the information referred to above was up to date at thetime of publication, such disclosures may, at any time, become out of date dueto changing circumstances. Further information regarding Rank and its activities can be located on theCompany's website www.Rank.com 31 March 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeENDRelated Shares:
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