RNS Number : 7598Y
Rank Group PLC
10 July 2008
The Rank Group Plc
- Notification of Major Interest in Shares
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
On 9 July 2008, the Company received notification from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS
Inc") (under the obligations imposed by
Section DTR5 of the FSA's Disclosure & Transparency Rules) that, as at 7 July 2008, GS Inc had
a notifiable interest in the voting rights
attached to 66,943,291 Ordinary 13 8/9p shares representing 17.14% of the total voting rights
in The Rank Group Plc.
Notes
Indirect Interest (i.e. as custodian for its customers):
a) The interest in 66,745,027 shares (17.09% of the Company's total voting rights)
arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs &
Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for its customers. These
shares are, or will be, registered in the name
of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited.
The voting rights in respect of 66,685,027of the shares comprised in the above indirect
interest (representing 17.08% of the Company's total
voting rights) were the subject of an RNS announcement issued by the Company on 4 July 2008.These voting rights are held by Asia Fountain
Investment Company Limited ("AFI"). AFI is a controlled undertaking of Guoco Equity Assets
Limited, which is a controlled undertaking of
Guoco Group Limited ("GGL"). GGL is a controlled undertaking of GuoLine Overseas Limited which
is a controlled undertaking of GuoLine
Capital Assets Limited ("GCAL"). GCAL is a controlled undertaking of Hong Leong Company
(Malaysia) Berhad.
Direct Interest (i.e. proprietary ownership):
b) The interest in 198,264 shares (0.05% of the Company's total voting rights) arose
from a beneficial
interest held by Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of
GS Inc. These
shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP.
10 July 2008
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