20th Mar 2008 13:10
Drax Group PLC20 March 2008 20 March 2008 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 Ameriprise Financial Inc. and its group 4. Full name of the shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above) See additional information under 13. 5. Date of the Transaction 18 March 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified 19 March 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached Below 5% 8. Notified Details (A) Voting Rights Attached to sharesNumber of Voting Rights (Direct) - 0% of Voting Rights (Direct) - 0.00%Number of Voting Rights (InDirect) - 15,923,220% of Voting Rights (InDirect) - 4.692% (B) Financial Instruments- Total (A)+(B)Total number of Voting Rights - 15,923,220Total % of Voting Rights - 4.692% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which controls the voting rights ofThreadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd 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 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 35822 10,000RBC Dexia Investor Services Bank A/c PTG4268 79,417Chase Nominees Ltd A/c 42048 31,387Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 47182 14,076State Street Nominees Ltd A/c 401323 78,327William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd A/c 301780 32,500William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd A/c 301778 19,599William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd A/c 301781 16,902Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 03449 510,000Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 02891 11,664,362The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd A/c 961032 247,726Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 11121 7,000Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 10,354Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10497 300,000Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 18667 132,909Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10469 142,814Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10496 595,940Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10493 228,162Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10491 678,745Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10495 1,125,000 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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