Holding(s) in Company

Drax Group PLC
12 December 2006


                                 DRAX GROUP PLC

                                 (Symbol: DRX)


                                  SCHEDULE 10


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.       Name of company

Drax Group plc


2.       Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays PLC,
through the following legal entities:
Barclays Private Bank Limited, Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd, Barclays Life
Assurance Company Limited, Barclays Capital Securities Ltd., Barclays Capital
Inc. Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited, Barclays Global Investors Limited,
Gerrard Limited, Barclays Global Fund Advisors,Barclays Global Investors, N.A.,
and Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited,


3.       Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18

Shareholders stated in 2 above


4.       Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them


BNP Paribas - 21,204
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited - 71,687
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited - 1,289,770
Barclays Trust Co R69 - 434
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16376 - 186,307
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 20947 - 5,929,817
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 21359 - 180,442
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 28270 - 197,304
CIBC Mellon Global Securities - 14,955
Durlacher Nominees Ltd - 36,273
Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 1,320,202
Investors Bank and Trust Co - 97,113
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331 - 179,414
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16338 - 21,375
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 - 472,638
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16342 - 48,715
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16344 - 84,437
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16345 - 132,027
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400 - 2,612,498
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409 - 342,582
JPMorgan Chase Bank - 137,496
JPMorgan Chase Bank - 361,388
Mellon Trust of New England - 21,613
Master Trust Bank - 179,946
Mellon Trust - US Custodian - 34,752
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA - 95,172
R C Greig Nominees Limited - 3,656
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c SA1 - 525
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 - 543
State Street Bank & Trust - WI - 79,012
State Street Boston - 39,126
State Street Trust of Canada - 37,220
The Northern Trust Company - U - 49,665
Trust & Custody Services Bank - 385,987
Zeban Nominees Limited - 1,359


5.       Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A


6.       Percentage of issued class

N/A


7.       Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

97,809


8.       Percentage of issued class

0.03%


9.       Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 11 1/29 pence each


10.   Date of transaction(s)

On or before 7 December 2006


11.   Date company received notification

11 December 2006


12.   Total holding following this notification

14,666,654


13.   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.98%


14.   Any additional information

Figures are based on shares in issue of 368,921,151


15.   Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Phil White (01757 612167)


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

Peter Rothwell, Company Secretary


Date of notification

12 December 2006



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