4th Oct 2006 13:30
Drax Group PLC04 October 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 Bank Trust company Ltd, BarcalysCapital Securities Ltd, Barclays Capital Securities Limited, Barclays GlobalInvestors, 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 - 4,467,865Barclays Capital Nominees Limited - 390,502Barclays Capital Nominees Limited - 30,000Barclays Trust Co R69 - 479BNP Paribas - 80,783Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16376 - 195,827Chase Nominees Limited a/c 20947 - 10,427,345Chase Nominees Limited a/c 21359 - 344,745Chase Nominees Limited a/c 28270 - 135,052Chase Nominees Limited a/c 28270 - 178,224CIBC Mellon Global Securities - 61,608Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 1,323,666Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 18,589Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 106,617Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 73,918Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 230,422Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 18,549Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 3,073,158JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331 - 104,168JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16338 - 219,094JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 - 24,171JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 - 415,389JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16342 - 53,755JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16344 - 142,103JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16345 - 238,349JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400 - 3,138,067JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409 - 311,234JPMorgan Chase Bank - 390,983JPMorgan Chase Bank - 510,732Master Trust Bank - 194,975Mellon Trust - US Custodian - 139,292Mellon Trust of New England - 84,108Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA - 159,950Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA - 211,376R C Greig Nominees Limited - 1,500R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 - 600State Street Bank & Trust - WI - 158,150State Street Bank and Trust Co - 203,965State Street Boston - 148,835State Street Trust of Canada - 143,316The Northern Trust Company - U - 100,230Trust & Custody Services Bank - 423,540UBS (Master) - 184,886Zeban Nominees Limited - 1,500 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 3,514,728 6. Percentage of issued class 0.86% 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 03 October 2006 11. Date company informed 04 October 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 24,482,416 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.01% 14. Any additional information Figures are based on shares in issue of 407,085,408 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 04 October 2006 ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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