15 August 2011 |
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Drax Group plc (Symbol:DRX) |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
Drax Group Plc |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |
Schroders plc |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on |
11.08.11 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
15.08.11 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
Above 5% |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
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Indirect |
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Ordinary |
19,872,505 |
18,003,179 |
20,144,688 |
N/A |
18,156,502 |
N/A |
4.976% |
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GB00B1VNSX38
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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CFD |
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94,851 |
0.026% |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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18,251,353
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5.002 % |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Schroder Investment Management Limited 17,689,352 4.848% Schroder Investment Management Limited (NA) Limited 436,446 0.120% Schroder & Co Limited 30,704 0.008%
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold |
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The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. |
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14. Contact name: |
Phil White, Deputy Company Secretary |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
01757 612167 |
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