REG - Drax Group Plc - Holding(s) in Company
22/03/2024 11:00
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RNS Number : 9844H Drax Group PLC 22 March 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
20-Mar-2024
6. Date on which Issuer notified
21-Mar-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 5.007723 7.222399 12.230122 47047144
Position of previous notification (if applicable) 4.414678 7.041901 11.456579
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 19263836 5.007723
Sub Total 8.A 19263836 5.007723%
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 89415 0.023244
Physical Swap 16/05/2024 N/A 6770466 1.760014
Physical Swap 15/05/2024 N/A 1971918 0.512609
Sub Total 8.B1 8831799 2.295867%
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 18/04/2024 N/A Cash 3576000 0.929598
Swaps 17/05/2024 N/A Cash 3621705 0.941479
Swaps 02/07/2024 N/A Cash 94084 0.024458
Swaps 23/07/2024 N/A Cash 2530599 0.657841
Swaps 31/07/2024 N/A Cash 10209 0.002654
Swaps 19/08/2024 N/A Cash 163234 0.042433
Swaps 30/08/2024 N/A Cash 1151119 0.299239
Swaps 31/10/2024 N/A Cash 77453 0.020134
Swaps 18/11/2024 N/A Cash 358512 0.093197
Swaps 31/01/2025 N/A Cash 35327 0.009183
Swaps 03/03/2025 N/A Cash 2882350 0.749280
Swaps 01/04/2025 N/A Cash 2526 0.000657
Swaps 08/04/2025 N/A Cash 12704 0.003302
Swaps 06/05/2025 N/A Cash 200697 0.052172
Swaps 15/09/2025 N/A Cash 38872 0.010105
Swaps 13/10/2025 N/A Cash 1310 0.000341
Swaps 07/11/2025 N/A Cash 1360287 0.353613
Swaps 16/02/2026 N/A Cash 14361 0.003733
Swaps 06/03/2026 N/A Cash 667501 0.173520
Swaps 18/03/2026 N/A Cash 196851 0.051172
Swaps 26/05/2026 N/A Cash 1951002 0.507172
Swaps 15/02/2028 N/A Cash 4806 0.001249
Sub Total 8.B2 18951509 4.926532%
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 4.995224 4.266074 9.261298%
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
21-Mar-2024
13. Place Of Completion
United Kingdom
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