AGM Statement

Drax Group PLC
12 May 2006

                                 DRAX GROUP PLC
                                    ('DRAX')

                                  (Symbol:DRX)

                       RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING


 Drax Group plc announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions
                                   put to its
             Annual General Meeting held today, Friday 12 May 2006

No.   Brief Description                      For         Against       Votes
                                                                      Witheld

  1   To receive and adopt the Annual    291,675,802        2,730      992,378
      Report and Accounts

  2   To approve the Directors'          283,204,522    9,462,549        3,839
      Remuneration Report

  3   To elect Tim Barker                292,122,528      544,152        4,230

  4   To elect Charles Berry             292,122,528      544,152        4,230

  5   To elect Gordon Boyd               292,560,485      108,325        2,100

  6   To elect Jamie Dundas              292,125,258      544,512        1,500

  7   To elect Peter Emery               292,558,355      111,055        1,500

  8   To elect Mike Grasby               292,563,450      105,960        1,500

  9   To elect Gordon Horsfield          292,055,028      614,382        1,500

 10   To elect Dorothy Thompson          289,348,330    2,961,186      361,394

 11   To reappoint Deloitte & Touche     290,225,964    1,098,809      245,080
      LLP

 12   Authority to determine Auditor's   291,972,724      660,324       37,862
      remuneration

 13   Authority to allot unissued        285,144,157    7,525,253        1,500
      shares

 14   Authority to make EU political     280,523,388    9,595,613      500,239
      donations up to a specified limit

 15   Authority to make EU political     279,246,949    9,592,883    1,779,408
      donations up to a specified limit
      by a subsidiary

 16   Authority to make non pre-emptive  285,097,951    7,572,959            0
      share allotments

 17   Authority to purchase own shares   292,660,355       10,555            0


Resolutions 1 to 17 were carried

The number of shares in issue is 406,927,661


P J Rothwell

Company Secretary

Drax Group plc


12 May 2006


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