27th Nov 2015 09:30
27 November 2015
Drax Group plc
(Symbol:DRX)
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Drax Group plc
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | ||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | No | ||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | No | ||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No | ||
Other (please specify): | |||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | Invesco Limited | ||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 24 November 2015 | ||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 26 November 2015 | ||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 28% | ||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||
Ordinary 11.55172p Shares
GB00B1VNSX38
| 110,348,535 | 110,348,535 | 114,381,056 | 28.15% | |||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
114,381,056 | 28.15% | ||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
Invesco Asset Management Limited - 114,068,976 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 49,182 Invesco Hong Kong Limited - 262,898
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | Invesco Limited | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | n/a | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | n/a | |
13. Additional information: | ||
14. Contact name: | Laura Dobson Assistant Company Secretary | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01757 612778 / 07720 736495 | |
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