Rank Group Plc Regulatory News (RNK)

The Rank Group Plc

- The Rank Group Long-Term Incentive Plan 2005

The Rank Group Plc ("Rank") announces that, consequent upon Guoco Group Limited's offer for Rank ("the Offer") being declared unconditional on 8 June 2011, on 15 June 2011, a total of 610,224 ordinary shares of 138/9 pence each ("Shares") vested in favour of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") under the terms of The Rank Group Long-Term Incentive Plan 2005 ("2005 LTIP"). The vesting, details of which are provided below, related to the performance awards granted to the relevant individuals under the 2005 LTIP on 2 September 2009.

In accordance with the rules of the 2005 LTIP, all of the above shares have been transferred to the relevant individuals by the trustee of Rank's Employment Benefit Trust.

Following this transfer, a total of 317,318 Shares were sold at an average price of 150.75 pence per Share on behalf of the PDMRs on 15 June 2011 in order to satisfy their income tax and national insurance liabilities consequent upon the vesting. Details of these sales, and the resulting effect on the PDMRs' shareholdings, are set out below:

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16 June 2011

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The Rank Group Plc

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