Holding(s) in Company

Drax Group PLC
25 March 2008

25 March 2008
                                 DRAX GROUP PLC
                           ('Drax' or the 'Company')
                                  Symbol: DRX

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of Issuer

Drax Group plc

2. Reason for notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

Legal & General Group Plc (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)

4. Full name of the shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

Legal & General Group Plc (Group)

5. Date of the Transaction

19 March 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified

20 March 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached

Above 5% (Group)

Above 5% (LGIM)

8. Notified Details

(A) Voting Rights Attached to shares

Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - 16,630,762
% of Voting Rights (Direct) - 4.90%

Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 1,479,462
% of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 0.43%


(B) Financial Instruments
-

Total (A)+(B)

Total number of Voting Rights - 18,110,224
Total % of Voting Rights - 5.33%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held

Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
(Direct and Indirect) - (18,110,224 - 5.33%)                                                            
                                                                             
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) 
(Direct and Indirect) - (18,110,224 - 5.33%)                                            
                                                                             
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
(Indirect) - (18,110,224 - 5.33% = Total Position)                                                    
                                                                             
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
(Direct) - (16,630,762 = 4.90% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
                                                                             
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMHD)
(Direct) - (13,474,119 - 3.97% = PMC)                                                  
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)    
                                                                            
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 
(13,474,119 - 3.97% = PMC)                                                                 
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)   
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)                             

Proxy Voting

10. Name of Proxy holder
N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold
N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights
N/A

13. Any additional information

This notification is based on shares in issue and voting rights attached thereto 
of 339,397,000 ordinary shares of 11 16/29 pence each.

14. Name of contact and telephone number for queries - Phil White (01757 612167)

15. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification - Philip Hudson, Company Secretary

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