Holding(s) in Company

Drax Group PLC
19 March 2007


19 MARCH 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

Transparency Directive Transitional Provisions

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

Capital Group International, Inc.

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

-

5.       Date of the Transaction

15 March 2007

6.       Date on which issuer notified

19 March 2007

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

3%

8.       Notified Details

(A) Voting Rights Attached to shares
Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - 0
% of Voting Rights (Direct) - 0%
Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 11,615,844
% of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 3.1486%

(B) Financial Instruments
-

Total (A)+(B)
Total number of Voting Rights - 11,615,844
Total % of Voting Rights - 3.1486%

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

- 

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

This is the first disclosure made on behalf of Capital Group International, Inc.
('CGII'), since the implementation of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules in
the UK.

Previously, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CGCI') had reported its 
consolidated position of holdings through CGII and Capital Research and 
Management Company ('CRMC'). CGCI last notified its consolidated position to 
Drax on 31 January 2006 at which point it had an interest in 5.37% of Drax's 
share capital.

CGCI has advised Drax that the ownership of securities through CGII and CRMC 
will now be reported separately.

All figures are based on shares in issue and voting rights attached thereto of
368,921,151 ordinary shares of 11 1/29 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

Peter Rothwell, Company Secretary

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