Holding(s) in Company

Drax Group PLC
17 November 2006


                                 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:

Barclays Global Investors Limited, Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd, Barcalys
Capital Securities Ltd, Barclays Capital Securities Limited, Barclays Global
Investors, N.A., Barclays Life Assurance Company Limited, Barclays Global
Investors Japan Limited, Gerrard Limited, Barclays Global Investors Australia
Limited, Barclays Private Bank Limited and Barclays Capital Inc.


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

Barclays Capital Nominees Limited -    83,074
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited -   506,798
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited -   123,579
Barclays Trust Co R69             -       434
BNP Paribas                       -    25,335
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16376  -   190,980
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 20947  - 7,340,824
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 21359  -   199,437
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 28270  -   126,615
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 28270  -   124,879
CIBC Mellon Global Securities     -    14,955
Investors Bank and Trust Co.      -    16,810
Investors Bank and Trust Co.      -    48,607
Investors Bank and Trust Co.      - 1,007,659
Investors Bank and Trust Co.      -    33,374
Investors Bank and Trust Co.      -    16,846
Investors Bank and Trust Co.      -    16,405
Investors Bank and Trust Co.      -   408,333
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331 -    98,656
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331 -    94,402
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16338 -    21,904
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 -   291,633
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 -   201,664
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16342 -    48,715
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16344 -   102,698
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16345 -   172,071
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400 - 2,612,498
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409 -   342,582
JPMorgan Chase Bank               -   361,388
JPMorgan Chase Bank               -   159,766
Master Trust Bank                 -   179,946
Mellon Trust - US Custodian       -    34,752
Mellon Trust of New England       -    25,854
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA    -    52,238
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA    -    53,756
R C Greig Nominees Limited        -     3,656
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1-       543
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c SA1-       525
State Street Bank & Trust - WI    -    83,736
State Street Bank & Trust - WI    -     6,463
State Street Boston               -    46,775
State Street Trust of Canada      -    44,456
The Northern Trust Company - U    -    31,246
Trust & Custody Services Bank     -   385,987
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 Stated


8.       Percentage of issued class

N/A


9.       Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 11 1/29 pence each


10.   Date of transaction

On or before 15 November 2006


11.   Date company informed

17 November 2006


12.   Total holding following this notification

15,744,213


13.   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.27%


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

17 November 2006



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