Holding(s) in Company

Drax Group PLC

04 March 2024

 

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

Other

Comments

Legal Entity level crossing - See Section 9.

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

29-Feb-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

01-Mar-2024

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	4.118864	6.077004	10.195868	39221723
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.300584	6.605199	10.905783

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		15844550		4.118864
Sub Total 8.A	15844550		4.118864%

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	70454	0.018315
Physical Swap	16/05/2024	N/A	6770466	1.760014
Physical Swap	15/05/2024	N/A	1971918	0.512609
Sub Total 8.B1			8812838	2.290938%

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	377756	0.098199
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	1875014	0.487419
Swaps	24/06/2024	N/A	Cash	163234	0.042433
Swaps	01/03/2024	N/A	Cash	2400000	0.623891
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	1558086	0.405032
Swaps	31/10/2024	N/A	Cash	75275	0.019568
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	87848	0.022836
Swaps	16/02/2026	N/A	Cash	1592	0.000414
Swaps	15/12/2028	N/A	Cash	12665	0.003292
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	12952	0.003367
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	598473	0.155576
Swaps	17/05/2024	N/A	Cash	3621705	0.941479
Swaps	23/07/2024	N/A	Cash	2530599	0.657841
Swaps	07/11/2025	N/A	Cash	886630	0.230484
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	36918	0.009597
Swaps	24/01/2025	N/A	Cash	296035	0.076956
Swaps	31/01/2025	N/A	Cash	24779	0.006441
Swaps	29/08/2025	N/A	Cash	4774	0.001241
Sub Total 8.B2				14564335	3.786066%

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, National Association
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe, SA
Bank of America Corporation	Managed Account Advisors, LLC
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International	4.111141	3.582098	7.693239%

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

01-Mar-2024

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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