5th Dec 2006 14:18
Drax Group PLC05 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 Global Investors Limited, Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited,Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd, Barclays Private Bank Limited, Barclays GlobalInvestors, N.A., Barcalys Capital Securities Ltd, Barclays Global Fund Advisors,Gerrard Limited, Barclays Life Assurance Company Limited, Barclays GlobalInvestors Australia Limited, and Barclays Capital Inc. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect ofholding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of thatperson'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, thenumber of shares held by each of them BNP Paribas - 21,204Barclays Capital Nominees Limited - 71,687Barclays Capital Nominees Limited - 1,368,144Barclays Trust Co R69 - 434Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16376 - 186,307Chase Nominees Limited a/c 20947 - 5,929,817Chase Nominees Limited a/c 21359 - 180,442Chase Nominees Limited a/c 28270 - 229,197CIBC Mellon Global Securities - 14,955Durlacher Nominees Ltd - 54,054Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 97,113Investors Bank and Trust Co - 1,321,856JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331 - 179,414JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16338 - 21,375JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 - 440,745JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16342 - 48,715JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16344 - 84,437JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16345 - 132,027JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400 - 2,612,498JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409 - 342,582JPMorgan Chase Bank - 137,496JPMorgan Chase Bank - 361,388Mellon Trust of New England - 21,613Master Trust Bank - 179,946Mellon Trust - US Custodian - 34,752Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA - 95,172R C Greig Nominees Limited - 3,656R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c SA1 - 525R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 - 543State Street Bank & Trust - WI - 79,012State Street Boston - 39,126State Street Trust of Canada - 37,220The Northern Trust Company - U - 49,665Trust & Custody Services Bank - 385,987Zeban Nominees Limited - 1,359 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 424,730 6. Percentage of issued class 0.11% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 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 30 November 2006 11. Date company received notification 5 December 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 14,764,463 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.00% 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 makingthis notification Peter Rothwell, Company Secretary Date of notification 5 December 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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