Holding(s) in Company

Drax Group PLC
13 September 2007


13 September 2007
                                 DRAX GROUP PLC
                           ('Drax' or the 'Company')
                                  Symbol: DRX

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.       Name of Issuer

Drax Group plc

2.       Reason for notification

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

3.       Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

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

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

5.       Date of the Transaction

11 September 2007

6.       Date on which issuer notified

12 September 2007

7.       Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached

4%

8.       Notified Details

(A) Voting Rights Attached to shares
Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 14,057,912
% of Voting Rights (Direct) - 4.00%

(B) Financial Instruments
-

Total (A)+(B)
Total number of Voting Rights - 14,057,912
Total % of Voting Rights - 4.00%

9.       Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)                       

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and  
Indirect)                                                                     

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)               

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (14,057,912 = 4.00% = LGAS, LGPL &   
PMC)                                                                          

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)    
(12,098,441 - 3.44% = PMC)                                                    

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)                    

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (12,098,441 -   
3.44% = PMC)                                                                  

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)                       

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)                              

Proxy Voting

10.   Name of 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.   Any additional information

The previous notification made by L&G in respect of its holding in Drax was on
15 February 2007, at which point, the disclosable interest and voting rights
represented 3.50% of the then issued share capital

This notification was triggered by Drax's recently introduced share buy back
programme and all figures contained in this notification are based on shares in
issue and voting rights attached thereto of 351,402,304 ordinary shares of 

11 16/29 pence each.

14.   Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Phil White (01757 612167)

15.   Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Philip Hudson, Company Secretary

                                     ENDS



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