Annual Financial Report

RNS Number : 8141I

Drax Group PLC

18 March 2010

 



DRAX GROUP PLC

('Drax' or the 'Company')

(Symbol: DRX)

LODGING OF DOCUMENTS WITH THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY

MAILING OF ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS TO SHAREHOLDERS

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

KEY DATES RELATING TO THE FINAL DIVIDEND

Following the Preliminary Results announcement made on 23 February 2010, the Company now confirms:

·      the lodging of documents with the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility;

·      details of the mailing of the Annual Report and Accounts and ancillary documents to shareholders;

·      the arrangements for the Annual General Meeting; and

·      the key dates regarding the final dividend.

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Lodging documents with the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility

Copies of each of the documents listed below, which are being mailed to shareholders, are being submitted to the UK Listing Authority today and will be available shortly for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf,

London E14 5HS

Tel: [phone].

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Mailing of the Annual Report and Accounts and ancillary documents to shareholders

The following documents are being mailed today to the registered shareholders of Drax Group plc:

·      Annual Report and Accounts 2009;

·      Circular to Shareholders which contains the Notice of the Annual General Meeting; and

·      Form of Proxy.

The Annual Report and Accounts 2009 and the Circular to Shareholders which contains the Notice of the Annual General Meeting will also be available from 19 March 2010 as follows:

·      for viewing on the Company's website, www.draxgroup.plc.uk; and/or

·      by writing to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office; Drax Power Station, Selby, North Yorkshire YO8 8PH.

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Annual General Meeting

The Company is to hold its Annual General Meeting at 11.00am on Wednesday 21 April 2010, at The City Presentation Centre, 4 Chiswell Street, London EC1Y 4UP.

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Key dates relating to the final dividend

Detailed below are the key dates regarding the final dividend.

28 April 2010 - ordinary shares marked ex-dividend.

30 April 2010 - record date for entitlement to the final dividend.

14 May 2010 - payment date for the final dividend.

The rate of the final divided is 9.6 pence per share.

Philip Hudson

Company Secretary

18 March 2010

 

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