13 October 2011 |
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Drax Group plc
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii
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Drax Group plc |
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii
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Schroders plc |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
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12 October 2011 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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13 October 2011 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii
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Above 5% |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
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Indirect |
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Ordinary GB00B1VNSX38
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20,231,104
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18,242,040
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20,408,261
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N/A
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18,324,346
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N/A
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5.022%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting |
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CFD
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94,851 |
0.026% |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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18,419,197
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5.048% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
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Schroder Investment Management Limited 17,948,446 4.919% Schroder Investment Management Limited (NA) Limited 346,416 0.095% Schroder & Co Limited 29,484 0.008%
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information: |
As advised by Schroder plc, the shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.
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14. Contact name:
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Phil White, Deputy Company Secretary |
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15. Contact telephone number:
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01757 612167 |
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