Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0546N
Drax Group PLC
03 May 2018
 

3 May 2018

Drax Group plc

(Symbol:DRX)

 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

 

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

Drax Group Plc

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer


2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify)iii:

X

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

Name

Quilter PLC

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, UK

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

Name


City and country of registered office (if applicable)


5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

01/05/2018

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

02/05/2018

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation


% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

4.93%

0.07%

5.00%

406,358,194

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

n/a


n/a


 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB00B1VNSX38


20,049,878


4.93%











SUBTOTAL 8. A

20,049,878

4.93%

 

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights


















SUBTOTAL 8. B 1



 

 

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

CFD



Cash

287,864

0.07%
















SUBTOTAL 8.B.2


0.07%

 

 

 

 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii


Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

x

Namexv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Quilter PLC

4.93%

0.07%

5.00%

Old Mutual Global Investors

4.93%

0.07%

5.00%














10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder


The number and % of voting rights held


The date until which the voting rights will be held



11. Additional informationxvi

 

Please be advised that all future TR1 notifications by Old Mutual Wealth (which will disclose under the name Quilter plc from 3rd April 2018) and Old Mutual Group Holdings (OMGH), (the South African holding company for Old Mutual Emerging Markets (OMEM) and Nedbank) will supersede current Old Mutual plc notifications previously issued.

 

 

Place of completion

London, UK

Date of completion

02/05/2018

 

 

Contact name:

Laura Dobson

Deputy Company Secretary (Drax Group plc)

Contact telephone number:

01757 612778

 

 


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