Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5553C

Drax Group PLC

02 September 2008

 



TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Drax Group Plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

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

Barclays Global Investors

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

Barclays Global Fund Advisors Barclays Global Investors (Deutschland) AG Barclays Global Investors Ltd Barclays Global Investors, N.A.

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

29 August 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

02 September 2008

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

3% to 5%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B1VNSX38

10,478,180

10,478,180

16,977,863

0

16,997,863

0

5.00

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

16,977,863

5.00

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

Barclays Global Fund Advisors Barclays Global Investors (Deutschland) AG Barclays Global Investors Ltd Barclays Global Investors, N.A.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14 Contact name:	Phil White - Assistant Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone name:	[phone]

 

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