GOODMAN FIELDER HAS 29.9 PCT OF RANKS HOVIS Goodman Fielder Ltd <GOOW.S> of Australia said in a statement that it had acquired 31 mln ordinary shares in Ranks Hovis McDougall Plc <RHML.L> (RHM), bringing its stake in the company to 29.9 pct or 101 mln ordinary shares. Goodman said it has no intention of making a full bid for the company and would not contemplate doing so over the next six months in the absence of a material change in the circumstances of Ranks. RHM said it regards the stake build-up as a hostile move which is unwelcome and not in the long term interest of shareholders.