26th Mar 2008 09:23
Rank Group PLC26 March 2008 The Rank Group Plc - Notification of Major Interest in Shares The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. On 25 March February 2008, the Company received notification, under theobligations imposed by Section DTR5 of the FSA's Disclosure & TransparencyRules, from Goldman Sachs & Co that, as at 19 March 2008, The Goldman SachsGroup, Inc. ("GS Inc") had a notifiable interest in the voting rights attachedto 28,700,964 Ordinary 13 8/9p shares representing 7.35% of the total votingrights in The Rank Group Plc. Notes: a) The interest in 28,681,812 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman,Sachs & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian forits customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of GoldmanSachs Securities (Nominees), Limited. b) The interest in 19,152 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs &Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as discretionarymanager. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman SachsSecurities (Nominees), Limited. 26 March 2008 website: www.rank.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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