Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0875S

Drax Group PLC

28 September 2017

 

28 September 2017

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						X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			Old Mutual 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:			22 September 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			27 September 2017
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%	0.06%		4.99%	406,862,155
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.97%	0.07%		5.04%

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				20,063,043					4.93%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		20,063,043					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 datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			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 datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
CFD					Cash			247,929	0.06%
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			247,929	0.06%

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
Old Mutual Plc	4.93%	0.06%	4.99%
Old Mutual Global Investors	4.69%	0.06%	4.69%
Old Mutual Plc	4.93%	0.06%	4.99%
Acadian Asset Management LLC	0.24%	0.00%	0.24%
Old Mutual Plc	4.93%	0.06%	4.99%
Quilter Cheviot Limited	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Old Mutual Plc	4.93%	0.06%	4.99%
Old Mutual International	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
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

Place of completion	London
Date of completion	27 September 2017
Contact name:	Laura Dobson Deputy Company Secretary
Contact telephone number	01757 612778

 

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