25th May 2006 17:12
Drax Group PLC25 May 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 Capital Securities Limited, BarclaysGlobal Investors, 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 - 2,900Barclays Capital Nominees Limited - 44,309BNP Paribas - 43,489BOISS Nominees Limited a/c 4224361 - 245,789Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16376 - 200,299Chase Nominees Limited a/c 20947 - 9,770,355Chase Nominees Limited a/c 21359 - 253,153Chase Nominees Limited a/c 28270 - 163,574Chase Nominees Limited a/c 28270 - 137,703CIBC Mellon Global Securities - 44,883Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 151,392Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 54,015Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 949,560Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 73,232Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 2,312,503Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 4,398Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 2,691JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331 - 108,516JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 - 376,950JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 - 232,666JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 1634 - 126,779JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16345 - 202,753JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400 - 3,783,134JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409 - 320,619JPMorgan Chase Bank - 40,946JPMorgan Chase Bank - 41,293JPMorgan Chase Bank - 22,164JPMorgan Chase Bank - 372,979Mellon Trust - US Custodian - 115,647Mellon Trust of New England - 117,059Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA - 135,059Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA - 169,771Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA - 29,716R C Greig Nominees Limited - 3,000R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 - 600State Street Bank & Trust - WI - 121,907State Street Trust of Canada - 106,181The Northern Trust Company - 77,224Zeban Nominees Limited - 8,480 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 4,025,303 6. Percentage of issued class 0.99% 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 22 May 2006 11. Date company informed 25 May 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 20,967,688 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.15% 14. Any additional information Figures are based on shares in issue of 407,085,395 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 25 May 2006 ---ENDS--- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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