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REG - Drax Group Plc Bank of America Corp - Holding(s) in Company

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RNS Number : 6144K  Drax Group PLC  15 April 2024

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00B1VNSX38

Issuer Name

DRAX GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Bank of America Corporation

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

 Name                         City of registered office  Country of registered office
 Merrill Lynch International  London                     United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

11-Apr-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

12-Apr-2024

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)  % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)  Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights held in issuer
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  4.794261                                              6.373692                                                                   11.167953                       43180964
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          5.065720                                              6.732201                                                                   11.797921

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)  Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)  % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
 GB00B1VNSX38                                                                          18537044                                                                         4.794261
 Sub Total 8.A                                18537044                                                                              4.794261%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is  % of voting rights
                                                                            exercised/converted
 Right to Recall               n/a              n/a                         97680                                                              0.025263
 Physical Swap                 16/05/2024       n/a                         6770466                                                            1.751055
 Physical Swap                 15/05/2024       n/a                         1971918                                                            0.510000
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             8840064                                                            2.286318%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Physical or cash settlement  Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
 Swaps                         17/05/2024       N/A                         Cash                         3621705                  0.936687
 Swaps                         02/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         274170                   0.070909
 Swaps                         23/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2530599                  0.654492
 Swaps                         31/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         343476                   0.088834
 Swaps                         19/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         163234                   0.042217
 Swaps                         31/10/2024       N/A                         Cash                         84313                    0.021806
 Swaps                         18/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         267964                   0.069304
 Swaps                         03/03/2025       N/A                         Cash                         3371400                  0.871950
 Swaps                         01/04/2025       N/A                         Cash                         69304                    0.017924
 Swaps                         08/04/2025       N/A                         Cash                         4713                     0.001219
 Swaps                         28/04/2025       N/A                         Cash                         25293                    0.006542
 Swaps                         06/05/2025       N/A                         Cash                         298287                   0.077146
 Swaps                         15/09/2025       N/A                         Cash                         38872                    0.010054
 Swaps                         13/10/2025       N/A                         Cash                         410                      0.000106
 Swaps                         07/11/2025       N/A                         Cash                         1518077                  0.392622
 Swaps                         16/02/2026       N/A                         Cash                         25293                    0.006542
 Swaps                         06/03/2026       N/A                         Cash                         807155                   0.208756
 Swaps                         18/03/2026       N/A                         Cash                         211843                   0.054789
 Swaps                         26/05/2026       N/A                         Cash                         2140580                  0.553621
 Swaps                         15/02/2028       N/A                         Cash                         7168                     0.001854
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          15803856                 4.087374%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the
ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional
rows as necessary)

 Ultimate controlling person  Name of controlled undertaking         % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                                 than the notifiable threshold
 Bank of America Corporation  BofA Securities Europe, SA
 Bank of America Corporation  Managed Account Advisors, LLC
 Bank of America Corporation  Merrill Lynch International            4.777819                                                                    4.007458                                                                    8.785277%
 Bank of America Corporation  Bank of America, National Association

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

11. Additional Information

 

12. Date of Completion

12-Apr-2024

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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