Holding(s) in Company

Drax Group PLC
22 November 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 Global Investors Limited, Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd, Barcalys
Capital Securities Ltd, Barclays Global Investors, N.A., Barclays Life Assurance
Company Limited, Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited, Gerrard Limited,
Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited, Barclays Private Bank Limited and
Barclays Capital Inc.


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


Barclays Capital Nominees Limited - 83,074
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited - 681,269
Barclays Trust Co R69 - 434
BNP Paribas - 22,341
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16376 - 190,980
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 20947 - 6,269,662
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 21359 - 184,953
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 28270 - 234,498
CIBC Mellon Global Securities - 14,955
Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 1,354,642
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331 - 182,646
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16338 - 21,904
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 - 450,584
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16342 - 48,715
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16344 - 88,770
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16345 - 32,027
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400 - 2,612,498
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409 - 342,582
JPMorgan Chase Bank - 361,388
JPMorgan Chase Bank - 140,947
Master Trust Bank - 179,946
Mellon Trust - US Custodian - 34,752
Mellon Trust of New England - 22,795
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA - 99,627
R C Greig Nominees Limited - 3,656
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 - 543
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c SA1 - 525
State Street Bank & Trust - WI - 83,693
State Street Boston - 41,244
State Street Trust of Canada - 39,194
The Northern Trust Company - U - 27,543
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

Not Stated


8.       Percentage of issued class

N/A


9.       Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 11 1/29 pence each


10.   Date of transaction(s)

On or before 16 November 2006


11.   Date company received notification

22 November 2006


12.   Total holding following this notification

14,339,733


13.   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.89%


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

22 November 2006



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