Holding(s) in Company

22nd Nov 2006 14:59

Drax Group PLC22 November 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 Global Investors, N.A., Barclays Life AssuranceCompany Limited, Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited, Gerrard Limited,Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited, Barclays Private Bank Limited andBarclays Capital Inc. 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 stated in 2 above 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 - 83,074Barclays Capital Nominees Limited - 681,269Barclays Trust Co R69 - 434BNP Paribas - 22,341Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16376 - 190,980Chase Nominees Limited a/c 20947 - 6,269,662Chase Nominees Limited a/c 21359 - 184,953Chase Nominees Limited a/c 28270 - 234,498CIBC Mellon Global Securities - 14,955Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 1,354,642JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331 - 182,646JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16338 - 21,904JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 - 450,584JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16342 - 48,715JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16344 - 88,770JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16345 - 32,027JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400 - 2,612,498JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409 - 342,582JPMorgan Chase Bank - 361,388JPMorgan Chase Bank - 140,947Master Trust Bank - 179,946Mellon Trust - US Custodian - 34,752Mellon Trust of New England - 22,795Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA - 99,627R C Greig Nominees Limited - 3,656R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 - 543R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c SA1 - 525State Street Bank & Trust - WI - 83,693State Street Boston - 41,244State Street Trust of Canada - 39,194The Northern Trust Company - U - 27,543Trust & Custody Services Bank - 385,987Zeban Nominees Limited - 1,359 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 Stated 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares of 11 1/29 pence each 10. Date of transaction(s) On or before 16 November 2006 11. Date company received notification 22 November 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 14,339,733 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.89% 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 22 November 2006 ---ENDS--- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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