Holding(s) in Company

Drax Group PLC 20 December 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY DRAX GROUP PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST DE SHAW LAMINAR PORTFOLIOS, L.L.C. 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 ABOVE AND ITS SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. DE SHAW LAMINAR PORTFOLIOS, L.L.C. 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 19,959,441 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 4.90% 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH 10) Date of transaction 15 DECEMBER 2005 11) Date listed company informed 19 DECEMBER 2005 12) Total holding following this notification 19,959,441 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 4.90% 14) Any additional information FIGURES ARE BASED ON SHARES IN ISSUE OF 406,927,661 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries PHIL WHITE (01757 612167) 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification PETER ROTHWELL, COMPANY SECRETARY Date of Notification ... 20 DECEMBER 2005 ..................... This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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