Holding(s) in Company

Drax Group PLC

28 May 2024

 

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

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

24-May-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

27-May-2024

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	0.130540	9.272319	9.402859	36360953
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	1.048994	9.194186	10.243180

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		504800		0.130540
Sub Total 8.A	504800		0.130540%

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	312085	0.080704
Sub Total 8.B1			312085	0.080704%

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	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	2858186	0.739120
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	481968	0.124636
Swaps	22/04/2025	N/A	Cash	4146000	1.072146
Swaps	02/05/2025	N/A	Cash	928000	0.239979
Swaps	15/09/2025	N/A	Cash	38872	0.010052
Swaps	03/03/2025	N/A	Cash	5235201	1.353811
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	187921	0.048596
Swaps	07/11/2025	N/A	Cash	1242603	0.321334
Swaps	06/03/2026	N/A	Cash	951250	0.245991
Swaps	28/04/2025	N/A	Cash	74509	0.019268
Swaps	23/07/2024	N/A	Cash	5156599	1.333485
Swaps	31/10/2024	N/A	Cash	87861	0.022721
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	136157	0.035210
Swaps	30/09/2024	N/A	Cash	252126	0.065199
Swaps	21/10/2024	N/A	Cash	185083	0.047862
Swaps	31/01/2025	N/A	Cash	12695	0.003283
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	261764	0.067692
Swaps	16/05/2025	N/A	Cash	6770466	1.750827
Swaps	19/08/2024	N/A	Cash	1495516	0.386737
Swaps	14/05/2025	N/A	Cash	5032396	1.301366
Swaps	31/03/2025	N/A	Cash	3366	0.000870
Swaps	28/02/2025	N/A	Cash	603	0.000156
Swaps	24/11/2025	N/A	Cash	4926	0.001274
Sub Total 8.B2				35544068	9.191615%

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	BofA Securities Europe, SA
Bank of America Corporation	Managed Account Advisors, LLC
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International		5.059817	5.190065%
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association		4.206170	4.206170%

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

27-May-2024

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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