Drax Group PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2015

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RNS Number : 7755H

Drax Group PLC

02 December 2015

2 December 2015

Drax Group plc

(Symbol:DRX)

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii	Drax Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached		X
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments		X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	Deutsche Bank AG
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv	Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	26/11/2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:	30/11/2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	5%,6%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction							Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares				Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares		Number of voting rights			% of voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
Ordinary 11.55172p Shares GB00B1VNSX38	Below Notifiable Threshold				Below Notifiable Threshold			12,383,359		12,383,359		0	3.05%			0

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii			Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights
Right to Recall											26,602				0.01%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii			Exercise/ Conversion period xviii		Number of voting rights instrument refers to					% of voting rights xix, xx
CFD									12,287,533					Nominal			Delta
3.02%			3.02%

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights									Percentage of voting rights
24,700,494									6.08%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch - 6.08%

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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. Additional information:	Total CFD Holding - see appendix
14. Contact name:	Laura Dobson Assistant Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:	01757 612778

Appendix


Type of financial instrument	Maturity date	Number of voting rights instrument refers to
CFD	04-Oct-16	45,033
CFD	18-Dec-15	691,837
CFD	20-Jul-16	19,143
CFD	31-Aug-16	914,657
CFD	02-Mar-16	4,536
CFD	04-Apr-16	59
CFD	13-Jul-16	28,546
CFD	14-Mar-16	1,077,790
CFD	13-Jan-16	35,217
CFD	14-Dec-15	292,399
CFD	05-Jan-16	325,753
CFD	02-Jun-16	19,997
CFD	11-May-17	20,300
CFD	19-Aug-16	36,475
CFD	21-Sep-16	1,108,765
CFD	21-Jun-16	516,091
CFD	27-Jul-16	385,811
CFD	18-Mar-16	2,106,694
CFD	22-Jun-16	221,160
CFD	21-Dec-15	1,029,812
CFD	19-Oct-16	75,400
CFD	19-Jan-16	43,131
CFD	02-Nov-16	26
CFD	04-Jul-16	8,529
CFD	05-Jul-16	142
CFD	13-Apr-16	4,891
CFD	17-Nov-16	4,955
CFD	01-Jul-16	256,081
CFD	02-Nov-16	2,451,000
CFD	02-Feb-17	52
CFD	17-Aug-16	47,169
CFD	19-Sep-16	335,087
CFD	05-Jan-16	72,397
CFD	02-Nov-16	8,892
CFD	17-Nov-16	99,706

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