24th May 2006 14:00
Drax Group PLC24 May 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 Capital Securities Limited, BarclaysGlobal Investors, N.A., Barclays Life Assurance Company Limited, Barclays GlobalInvestors Japan Limited, Gerrard Limited, Barclays Global Investors AustraliaLimited, Barclays Private Bank Limited 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 named in 2 above and its subsidiary companies. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, thenumber of shares held by each of them Barclays Capital Nominees Limited - 2,900Barclays Capital Nominees Limited - 44,309BNP Paribas - 43,489BOISS Nominees Limited a/c 4224361 - 245,789Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16376 - 200,299Chase Nominees Limited a/c 20947 - 7,927,159Chase Nominees Limited a/c 21359 - 211,874Chase Nominees Limited a/c 28270 - 106,059Chase Nominees Limited a/c 28270 - 137,703CIBC Mellon Global Securities - 28,640Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 125,634Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 41,440Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 599,287Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 46,218Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 1,399,081Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 4,398Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 2,691JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331 - 108,516JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 - 253,484JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 - 232,666JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16344 - 82,969JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16345 - 116,891JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400 - 3,783,134JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409 - 320,619JPMorgan Chase Bank - 40,946JPMorgan Chase Bank - 41,293JPMorgan Chase Bank - 22,164JPMorgan Chase Bank - 229,969Mellon Trust - US Custodian - 69,695Mellon Trust of New England - 70,181Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA - 81,245Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA - 103,126Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA - 19,933R C Greig Nominees Limited - 3,000R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 - 600State Street Bank & Trust - WI - 75,994State Street Trust of Canada - 64,379The Northern Trust Company - 46,131Zeban Nominees Limited - 8,480 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 16,942,385 6. Percentage of issued class 4.16% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each 10. Date of transaction On or before 19 May 2006 11. Date company informed 24 May 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 16,942,385 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.16% 14. Any additional information Figures are based on shares in issue of 407,085,395 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 24 May 2006 ---ENDS--- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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