5th Dec 2008 07:00
The Rank Group Plc
- Notification of Major Interest in Shares
On 3 December 2008, the Company received notification from Aviva plc, under the obligations imposed by Section DTR5 of the FSA's Disclosure & Transparency Rules that, as at 2 December 2008, Aviva plc and its subsidiaries had a notifiable interest in the voting rights attached to 15,574,544 Ordinary 13 8/9p shares of The Rank Group Plc (registered, or to be registered in the names set out in the Schedule below) representing 3.99% of the total voting rights in The Rank Group Plc.
Aviva plc has an additional interest in 199,398 voting rights which are conditional upon the conversion of its holding of Rank's 3.875 per cent. Convertible Bonds into Ordinary shares. If so converted, the percentage of the Company's voting rights which it holds would increase by 0.05% to 4.04%.
SCHEDULE
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Voting Rights attached to Shares (A) |
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Registered Holders: |
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BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited |
4,689,440 |
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Chase GA Group Nominees Limited |
6,951,277 |
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Chase Nominees Limited |
1,034,882 |
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CUIM Nominee Limited |
2,833,979 |
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Vidacos Nominees Limited |
64,966 |
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15,574,544 |
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Voting Rights attached to Financial Instruments (B) |
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Rank Group 3.875% Conv Bonds due 2009 |
199,398 |
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Total Interest (A + B) |
15,773,942 |
5 December 2008
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