16th Mar 2007 14:12
Drax Group PLC16 March 2007 16 MARCH 2007 DRAX GROUP PLC ("Drax" or the "Company") Symbol: DRX NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Issuer Drax Group plc 2. Reason for notification EU Transparency Directive 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 4. Full name of the shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above) Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings is the ultimate intermediate holdingcompany in the UK of Ameriprise Financial, Inc 5. Date of the Transaction N/A 6. Date on which issuer notified 15 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is /are crossed or reached N/A 8. Notified Details (A) Voting Rights Attached to sharesNumber of Voting Rights (Direct) - 936,092% of Voting Rights (Direct) - 0.254%Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 34,988,361% of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 9.484%(B) Financial Instruments -Total (A)+(B)Total number of Voting Rights - 35,924,453Total % of Voting Rights - 9.738% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held - Proxy Voting 10. Name of 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. Any additional information This is the first disclosure made on behalf of Threadneedle Asset ManagementLimited since the implementation of the Disclosure and Transparency rules in theUKThe previous notification made by Threadneedle Asset Management Limited inrespect of its holding in Drax was on 17 January 2007, at which point, thedisclosable interest had fallen below 10% of the issued share capital.All figures are based on shares in issue and voting rights attached thereto of368,921,151 ordinary shares of 11 1/29 pence each.BNY (OCS) Nominees A/c 277650 328,751BNY (OCS) Nominees A/c 219720 371,292BNY (OCS) Nominees A/c 219709 305,957BNY (OCS) Nominees A/c 219064 161,514Chase Nominees Ltd A/c 42048 63,846Chase Nominees Ltd A/c 41407 69,910Chetwynd Nominees Ltd IPB A/c TBC 140,000Dexia Bil Sub A/c American Express A/c PTG4268 75,015Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 02642 889,894Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 41408 13,300Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10495 1,120,000Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10488 5,354,689Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10491 2,894,013Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10496 990,155Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10492 426,749Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10469 275,134Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 03449 560,000Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 18667 114,374Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 02891 15,462,804Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10497 500,000Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07199 54,163Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07207 1,553,827Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07205 590,718Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 21688 305,155Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07198 927,788Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 16,493Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 11121 13,500Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 35822 18,750Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 23525 615State Street Bank & Trust, Boston A/c GPE1 130,390The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd A/c 454362 194,137The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd A/c 960039 986The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd A/c 960011 18,719The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd A/c 961200 3,287The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd A/c 961111 5,017The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd A/c 961032 436,895The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd A/c 960028 228,403The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd A/c 960253 465,274Threadneedle Specialist Funds ICVC A/c 34204 687,065William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd A/c 301780 75,000William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd A/c 301781 40,192 14. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Phil White (01757 612167) 15. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Peter Rothwell, Company Secretary ---ENDS--- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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