Holding(s) in Company

Drax Group PLC 20 March 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Drax Group plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Legal & General Group plc 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 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 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945 - 60,000 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 923363 - 621,600 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775237 - 226,500 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942199 - 1,078,800 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942229 - 1,070,300 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942217 - 1,073,800 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942205 - 1,075,400 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942175 - 1,072,900 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942187 - 1,071,100 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245 - 473,000 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 770286 - 460,000 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206 - 3,902,843 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866203 - 250,000 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 969995 - 380,000 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 754612 - 3,257,900 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 361602 - 67,400 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 282605 - 2,863,700 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509 - 250,000 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 766793 - 459,800 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 824434 - 158,600 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 924422 - 522,184 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 3,887,400 6. Percentage of issued class 0.96% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each 10. Date of transaction On or before 16 March 2006 11. Date company informed 17 March 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 20,395,827 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.01% 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 authorised company official responsible for making this notification Peter Rothwell, Company Secretary Date of notification 20 March 2006 ---ENDS--- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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