Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6629T
Drax Group PLC
10 June 2009
 



10 June 2009

Drax Group plc

(Symbol: DRX)


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

X


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:

AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies


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



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

08/06/2009



6. Date on which issuer notified:

09/06/2009


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

Passed below 11



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

38,662,495

38,662,495

1,607,000

1,607,000

34,718,648

0.47

10.23

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

36,325,648

10.70

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


Name of the Company / Fund

Number of Shares

% of issued share capital

Alliance Capital Management (Direct)

689,400

0.20312

AXA (Direct)

667,329

0.19662

AXA Financial, Inc (Indirect)

34,557,864

10.18208

AXA IM UK (Direct)

12,432

0.00366

AXA IM UK (Indirect)

1,298

0.000382441

AXA Rosenberg (Direct)

56,047

0.02

AXA Rosenberg (Indirect)

159,486

0.046990714

AXA Winterthur (Direct)    

181,792

0.053562921




Total Direct

1,607,000

0.47348

Total Indirect

34,718,648

10.22945

TOTAL    

36,325,648

10.70293



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:

+44 (0) 1757 618381



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