Holding(s) in Company

Drax Group PLC

07 July 2023

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00B1VNSX38

Issuer Name

DRAX GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Bank of America Corporation

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Merrill Lynch International	London	United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

05-Jul-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

06-Jul-2023

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 held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	3.075449	6.629118	9.704567	37919080
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.955561	6.734938	9.690499

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

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00B1VNSX38		12016835		3.075449
Sub Total 8.A	12016835		3.075449%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Right to Recall	N/A	N/A	178366	0.045649
Sub Total 8.B1			178366	0.045649%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	361148	0.092428
Swaps	01/03/2024	N/A	Cash	4179450	1.069640
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	799562	0.204631
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	145	0.000037
Swaps	21/07/2023	N/A	Cash	6594046	1.687603
Swaps	04/09/2023	N/A	Cash	3953052	1.011698
Swaps	19/07/2023	N/A	Cash	1123144	0.287444
Swaps	08/09/2025	N/A	Cash	43728	0.011191
Swaps	02/08/2023	N/A	Cash	623580	0.159592
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	13853	0.003545
Swaps	24/01/2025	N/A	Cash	820292	0.209936
Swaps	07/11/2025	N/A	Cash	1094219	0.280042
Swaps	06/03/2026	N/A	Cash	350401	0.089678
Swaps	18/09/2023	N/A	Cash	1736320	0.444374
Swaps	29/04/2024	N/A	Cash	626415	0.160317
Swaps	17/05/2024	N/A	Cash	2291908	0.586564
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	96118	0.024599
Swaps	29/09/2023	N/A	Cash	35424	0.009066
Swaps	28/06/2024	N/A	Cash	162340	0.041547
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	12679	0.003245
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	19384	0.004961
Swaps	08/07/2024	N/A	Cash	742830	0.190111
Swaps	13/06/2024	N/A	Cash	43841	0.011220
Sub Total 8.B2				25723879	6.583469%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. 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 entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% 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
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, NA		3.095070	3.095070%
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe, SA
Bank of America Corporation	Managed Account Advisors, LLC
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International	3.068366	3.519713	6.588079%

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

06-Jul-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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