Drax : Holding(s) in Company

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Drax Group plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

X

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

X

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Deutsche Bank AG

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

21 June 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 June 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Below notifiable threshold

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary

11.55172p Shares

GB00B1VNSX38

11,210,051

11,210,051

Below Notifiable Threshold

Below Notifiable Threshold

0

Below Notifiable Threshold

0

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

Below Notifiable Threshold

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Below Notifiable Threshold

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Below Notifiable Threshold

Below Notifiable Threshold

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Below Notifiable Threshold

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Laura Dobson

Deputy Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

01757 612778