3rd Jan 2007 13:56
Drax Group PLC03 January 2007 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:Gerrard Limited, Barclays Global Investors, N.A., Barclays Private Bank Limited,Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited, Barclays Global Investors JapanLimited, Barclays Global Fund Advisors, Barclays Capital Securities Ltd.,Barclays Global Investors Limited, Barclays Life Assurance Company Limited,Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd, and 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 BNP Paribas - 22,226Barclays Capital Nominees Limited - 1,222,943Barclays Trust Co R69 - 434Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16376 - 175,474Chase Nominees Limited a/c 20947 - 5,929,817Chase Nominees Limited a/c 21359 - 180,442Chase Nominees Limited a/c 28270 - 197,304CIBC Mellon Global Securities - 14,955Durlacher Nominees Ltd - 67,978Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 98,331Investors Bank and Trust Co - 1,366,001JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331 - 179,414JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16338 - 20,755JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 - 472,638JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16342 - 47,395JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16344 - 84,437JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16345 - 132,027JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400 - 2,688,435JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409 - 340,576JPMorgan Chase Bank - 137,496JPMorgan Chase Bank - 357,816Mellon Trust of New England - 21,613Master Trust Bank - 179,946Mellon Trust - US Custodian - 34,752Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA - 95,172R C Greig Nominees Limited - 2,406R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c SA1 - 525R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 - 543State Street Bank & Trust - WI - 79,012State Street Boston - 39,126State Street Trust of Canada - 37,220The Northern Trust Company - U - 49,665Trust & Custody Services Bank - 380,946Zeban 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 Advised 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 22 December 2006 11. Date company received notification 3 January 2007 12. Total holding following this notification 14,659,179 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.97% 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 3 January 2007 ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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