Holding(s) in Company

Drax Group PLC

29 November 2023

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00B1VNSX38

Issuer Name

DRAX GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Bank of America Corporation

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Merrill Lynch International	London	United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

27-Nov-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

28-Nov-2023

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	3.687804	8.327775	12.015579	46208906
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.625553	8.338513	11.964066

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00B1VNSX38		14182369		3.687804
Sub Total 8.A	14182369		3.687804%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Right to Recall	N/A	N/A	379743	0.098744
Physical Swap	16/05/2024	N/A	6770466	1.760506
Physical Swap	15/05/2024	N/A	1971918	0.512753
Sub Total 8.B1			9122127	2.372003%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	199540	0.051886
Swaps	01/03/2024	N/A	Cash	4000000	1.040109
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	1609529	0.418522
Swaps	08/09/2025	N/A	Cash	43728	0.011370
Swaps	07/11/2025	N/A	Cash	1248443	0.324629
Swaps	29/04/2024	N/A	Cash	14521	0.003776
Swaps	17/05/2024	N/A	Cash	3946322	1.026152
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	2316544	0.602365
Swaps	28/06/2024	N/A	Cash	230701	0.059989
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	561152	0.145915
Swaps	24/04/2024	N/A	Cash	13023	0.003386
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	12100	0.003146
Swaps	23/10/2024	N/A	Cash	1004939	0.261312
Swaps	18/04/2024	N/A	Cash	5804998	1.509458
Swaps	15/02/2028	N/A	Cash	822942	0.213987
Swaps	21/10/2024	N/A	Cash	349141	0.090786
Swaps	30/09/2024	N/A	Cash	498991	0.129751
Swaps	15/02/2024	N/A	Cash	43391	0.011283
Swaps	31/10/2024	N/A	Cash	55504	0.014433
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	119465	0.031064
Swaps	27/05/2025	N/A	Cash	4597	0.001195
Swaps	12/06/2025	N/A	Cash	4839	0.001258
Sub Total 8.B2				22904410	5.955772%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association		3.948122	3.948122%
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe, SA
Bank of America Corporation	Managed Account Advisors, LLC
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International	3.682925	4.375868	8.058793%

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

28-Nov-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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