27th Dec 2006 15:53
Drax Group PLC27 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 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group of which subsidiary Threadneedle AssetManagement Holdings is the ultimate intermediate holding company in the UK 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 Shareholder 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 Bank of Ireland Nominees A/c 4239914 - 84,839BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd A/c 219064 - 161,514BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd A/c 219709 - 408,360BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd A/c 219720 - 497,438BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd A/c 277650 - 439,455Chase Nominees Ltd A/c 41407 - 69,910Chase Nominees Ltd A/c 42048 - 63,846Chetwynd Nominees Ltd IPB A/c TBC - 70,000Dexia Bil Sub A/c A,erican Express A/c PTG 4268 - 67,015Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 30337 - 51,009Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 02642 - 1,170,130Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07205 - 590,718Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07199 - 54,163Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 23525 - 615Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 21688 - 336,321Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 - 16,493Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 11121 - 13,500Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 35822 - 18,750Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07198 - 1,167,494Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 02891 - 15,462,804Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 03449 - 560,000Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07207 - 1,553,827Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10469 - 380,134Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10489 - 274,069Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10495 - 1,120,000Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10488 - 7,046,025Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10491 - 3,642,186Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10492 - 426,749Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10496 - 990,155Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10497 - 500,000Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 41408 - 13,300Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 18667 - 114,374Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd A/c AVOF003002 - 251,927Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd A/c WWSF0004002 - 128,424Roy Nominees A/c 104450 - 37,889State Street Bank & Trust, Boston A/c GPE1 - 130,391The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c 960028 - 228,403The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c 960253 - 465,274The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c 960039 - 986The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c 961111 - 5,017The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c 961200 - 3,287The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c 960011 - 18,719The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c 454362 - 194,137The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c 961032 - 630,184Threadneedle Specialist Funds ICVC A/c 34204 - 960,649William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd A/c 301780 - 75,000William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd A/c 301781 - 40,192William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd A/c 301778 - 40,682 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Not Advised 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares of 11 1/29 pence each 10. Date of transaction On or before 26 December 2006 11. Date company informed 27 December 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 40,576,365 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 10.99% 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 27 December 2006 ---ENDS--- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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