9th Nov 2007 15:51
Drax Group PLC09 November 2007 9 November 2007 DRAX GROUP PLC ("Drax" or the "Company") Symbol: DRX NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Issuer Drax Group plc 2. Reason for notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation Invesco plc 4. Full name of the shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above) - 5. Date of the Transaction 7 November 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified 9 November 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached 27%, 28% 8. Notified Details (A) Voting Rights Attached to sharesNumber of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 95,903,485% of Voting Rights (Direct) - 28.01%(B) Financial Instruments -Total (A)+(B)Total number of Voting Rights - 95,903,485Total % of Voting Rights - 28.01% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held ABN Amro Bank - 522,453Allianz Investment Bank AG Sub-Cus - 205,661Bank of Ireland (Dublin) - 597,831Bank Austria (Frankfurt) - 104,818Bank of New York - 124,050Banque Paribas - 300,769Banque Paribas (Frankfurt) - 441,445BNP Paribas Jersey SA - 102,610Bank of New York (Brussels) - 42,043Credit Agricole Indosuez (Luxembourg) - 188,192Chase Bank - 102,277JP Morgan Chase - 2,990,068Chase (Frankfurt) - 145,467Citibank - 74,565,412Credit Agricole Indosuez - 887,302Citibank (Hong Kong) - 88,524Deut Apoth Und Aerzte - 16,605Dresdner Bank (Frankfurt) - 52,009EKK EG Kassel - 13,000Erste Bank (Vienna) - 51,670HSBC Bank Plc (London) - 1,221,229Japan Trustee Services Bank - 1,679KAS Bank, Amsterdam - 148,869Landersbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale - 90,477Mellon Bank, Pittsburg - 609,215B.Metzler seel.Sohn & Co.KG (Frankfurt) - 153,931Morgan Stanley (London) - 72,175National Cust Servs AU - 270,380SCHI (Santander Central Hispano Ivestment) - 47,154State Street Trust & Banking (London) - 9,818,592Trust & Custody Servs JP - 5,187Northern Trust Company (London) - 1,783,663Vorarlberger Landes-und Hypothekenbk Akti - 68,271WGZ Bank (Westdeutsche Genossensschafts Zentralbank) - 29,287WestLB Dusseldorf DE - 6,633Other - 34,537 Proxy Voting 10. Name of Proxy holder - 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold - 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights - 13. Any additional information The previous notification made by Invesco plc in respect of its holding inDrax was on 15 October 2007, at which point, the disclosable interest was 93,741,569 shares and voting rights representing 27.12% of the issued share capital. This notification is based on shares in issue and voting rights attached thereto of 345,062,804 ordinary shares of 11 16/29 pence each. 14. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Phil White (01757 612167) 15. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Philip Hudson, Company Secretary ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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