Holding(s) in Company

Drax Group PLC
03 January 2007


                                 DRAX GROUP PLC

                                 (Symbol: DRX)


                                  SCHEDULE 10


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.       Name of company

Drax Group plc


2.       Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays PLC,
through the following legal entities:
Gerrard Limited, Barclays Global Investors, N.A., Barclays Private Bank Limited,
Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited, Barclays Global Investors Japan
Limited, Barclays Global Fund Advisors, Barclays Capital Securities Ltd.,
Barclays Global Investors Limited, Barclays Life Assurance Company Limited,
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd, and


3.       Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or 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

Shareholders stated in 2 above


4.       Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them


BNP Paribas - 22,226
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited - 1,222,943
Barclays Trust Co R69 - 434
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16376 - 175,474
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 20947 - 5,929,817
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 21359 - 180,442
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 28270 - 197,304
CIBC Mellon Global Securities - 14,955
Durlacher Nominees Ltd - 67,978
Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 98,331
Investors Bank and Trust Co - 1,366,001
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331 - 179,414
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16338 - 20,755
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 - 472,638
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16342 - 47,395
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16344 - 84,437
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16345 - 132,027
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400 - 2,688,435
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409 - 340,576
JPMorgan Chase Bank - 137,496
JPMorgan Chase Bank - 357,816
Mellon Trust of New England - 21,613
Master Trust Bank - 179,946
Mellon Trust - US Custodian - 34,752
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA - 95,172
R C Greig Nominees Limited - 2,406
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c SA1 - 525
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 - 543
State Street Bank & Trust - WI - 79,012
State Street Boston - 39,126
State Street Trust of Canada - 37,220
The Northern Trust Company - U - 49,665
Trust & Custody Services Bank - 380,946
Zeban Nominees Limited - 1,359


5.       Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A


6.       Percentage of issued class

N/A


7.       Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Not Advised


8.       Percentage of issued class

N/A


9.       Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 11 1/29 pence each


10.   Date of transaction(s)

On or before 22 December 2006


11.   Date company received notification

3 January 2007


12.   Total holding following this notification

14,659,179


13.   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.97%


14.   Any additional information

Figures are based on shares in issue of 368,921,151


15.   Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Phil White (01757 612167)


16.   Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Peter Rothwell, Company Secretary


Date of notification

3 January 2007



                                   ENDS



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