10th Dec 2013 10:14
10 December 2013
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 | ||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | ||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||
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 | 5 December 2013 | ||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 9 December 2013 | ||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | From 29% to 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 | 118,452,700 | 118,452,700 | 115,663,987 | 28.73% | ||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||
115,663,987 | 28.73% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
Invesco Asset Managers Limited 25,429,882 Invesco Fund Managers Limited 90,192,283 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 41,822
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the 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. Additional information: | ||
14. Contact name: | Phil White Deputy Company Secretary | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01757 612167 | |
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