RNS Number : 7060C
Drax Group PLC
18 November 2009
18 November 2009
Drax Group plc
(Symbol: DRX)
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Drax Group plc
of existing shares to which voting rights
areattached:
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
X
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached.
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
(Total voting rights changed due to placing of new shares.)
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) Barclays Global Investors
subject to thenotification
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) Barclays Global Fund Advisors
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
(if different from 3.): Barclays Global Investors, N.A.
17 November 2009
5. Date of the transaction and
date on which the threshold is
crossed orreached:
6. Date on which issuer 18 November 2009
notified:
From 3% to 4%
7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or reached:
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
of of Number rights
Shares Voting of shares
Rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary Shares of 12,754,956 12,754,956 13,129,912 0 13,129,912 0.00 3.60
11 16 / 29 pence each
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of voting
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ rights that may be % of voting
instrument date Conversion Period acquired if the rights
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights
instrument Conversion period
1,476,116 0.40
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
4.00
14,606,028
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable:
Barclays Global Fund Advisors
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.
Proxy Voting:
N/A
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 364,853,890
14. Contact name: Phil White
Assistant Company Secretary
01757 618381
15. Contact telephone number:
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