Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4395Z

Drax Group PLC

26 May 2016

 

26 May 2016

Drax Group plc

(Symbol:DRX)

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii		Drax Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached			X
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments			X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Deutsche Bank AG
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		23 May 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		25 May 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Above 6%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the 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

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary 11.55172p Shares GB00B1VNSX38

10,978,301

10,978,301

12,081,563

12,081,563

0

2.97%

0

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

Right To Recall

2,981,000

0.73%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Swaps

19-Jun-17

9,645,247

Nominal

Delta

2.37%

2.37%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

24,707,810

6.08%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch - 6.08%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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:	Laura Dobson Deputy Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:	01757 612778

 

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