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Drax Group PLC 14 December 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 Capital Securities Ltd., Barclays Private Bank Limited, Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited, Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited, Barclays Capital Inc. ,Barclays Global Fund Advisors, Barclays Life Assurance Company Limited,Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd, Gerrard Limited, and Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 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 - 21,204 Barclays Capital Nominees Limited - 1,348,248 Barclays Capital Nominees Limited - 71,687 Barclays Trust Co R69 - 434 Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16376 - 181,587 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 - 145,089 Investors Bank and Trust Co. - 97,113 Investors Bank and Trust Co - 1,320,202 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331 - 179,414 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16338 - 21,375 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 - 472,638 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16342 - 48,715 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 - 342,582 JPMorgan Chase Bank - 137,496 JPMorgan Chase Bank - 361,388 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 - 4,669 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c SA1 - 525 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 - 3,510 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 - 385,987 Zeban Nominees Limited - 1,359 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 242,491 6. Percentage of issued class 0.07% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 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 7 December 2006 11. Date company received notification 13 December 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 14,909,145 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.04% 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 14 December 2006 --ENDS-- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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