Rank Group Plc Regulatory News (RNK)

FORM 8 (DD)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN

CONCERT (INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY

INVESTMENT CLIENTS)

Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Identity of the party to the offer or person acting Merrill Lynch International

in concert making the disclosure:

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short

positions disclosed, if differenct from 1(a):

(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose The Rank Group PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d) Status of person making the disclosure: Advisor

(e) Date dealing undertaken: 10/05/2011

(f) Has the party previously disclosed, or is it today NO

disclosing, under the Code in respect of any

other party to this offer?

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offereee

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing

Class of relevant security:

GB00B1L5QH97 Interests Short Positions

Number % Number %

(1) Relevant securities owned 402 0.00010 0 0.0000

and/or controlled:

(2) Derivatives (other than 0 0.00000 0 0.00000

options):

(3) Options and agreements 0 0.00000 0 0.00000

to purchase/sell:

TOTAL: 402 0

(a) Rights subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists:

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percenatges:

3. DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit

security securities

Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Sale 2,096 GBP 1.52

Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Sale 5,864 GBP 1.5

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference   Price per unit

relevant securities

security

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type Expiry Option

relevant description purchasing, securities price date money

security selling, to which per unit paid/

varying etc. option received

relates per unit

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant security Product description Number of securities Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the party to the offer or person acting in concert

making the disclosure and any other person:

NONE

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the party to the offer or person acting in concert making the disclosure and any other

person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced

 NONE

(c) Attachments

Are any supplemental forms attached?

Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) NO

Supplemental Form 8 (SBL) NO

Date of disclosure 11/05/2011

Contact name Lucy Hayes

Telephone number 02079959850