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RNS Number : 0920X

Drax Group PLC

16 February 2017

16 February 2017

Drax Group plc

(Symbol:DRX)

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                Drax Group plc 
  issuer of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                       Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                 No 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with                     No 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                   No 
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 Other (please specify):                                            No 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject to                       Invesco Limited 
  the notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                        15 February 2017 
  on which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                          16 February 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached: (vi, vii)                                     20% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                            Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                             triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number                      Number            Number      Number of               % of voting 
                 of                          of               of           voting                  rights (x) 
                 Shares                      Voting           shares       rights 
                                             Rights 
-------------  --------------------------  ----------------  ----------  ----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                              Direct      Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                          (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
 11.55172p 
 Shares 
 
 GB00B1VNSX38   85,477,038                  85,477,038                               84,800,663                 20.85% 
               --------------------------  ----------------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration                Exercise/                     Number of voting          % of voting 
 financial           date                      Conversion                    rights that               rights 
 instrument          (xiii)                    Period (xiv)                  may be 
                                                                             acquired if 
                                                                             the 
                                                                             instrument 
                                                                             is 
                                                                             exercised/ 
                                                                             converted. 
-----------------  ------------------------  ----------------------------  ------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise     Expiration       Exercise/       Number of voting                    % of voting 
 financial        price         date             Conversion      rights instrument                   rights (xix, 
 instrument                     (xvii)           period          refers to                           xx) 
                                                 (xviii) 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------  ----------------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                    Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------  ----------------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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                   Number of voting rights                                     Percentage of voting rights 
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 84,800,663                                                                               20.85% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Invesco Asset Management Limited - 84,583,738 
   Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 216,925 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                Invesco Limited 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy            n/a 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will          n/a 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                            Laura Dobson 
                                               Deputy Company Secretary 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                01757 612778 
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