Annual Report and Accounts

Drax Group PLC 14 March 2008 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 AND SPECIAL DIVIDENDS Following the Preliminary Results announcement made on 4 March 2008, the Company now confirms: • the lodging of documents with the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility; • details of 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 and special dividends. ---------- Lodging documents with the UK Listing Authoriy's Document Viewing Facility Copies of each of the above documents and of the proposed new Articles of Association 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: +44 (0) 20 7676 1000. ---------- Mailing of the Annual Report and Accounts and Circular to shareholders The following documents are being mailed today to the registered shareholders of Drax Group plc: • Annual Report and Accounts 2007; • Circular to Shareholders which contains the Notice of the Annual General Meeting; and • Form of Proxy. The Annual Report and Accounts 2007 and the Circular to Shareholders which contains the Notice of the Annual General Meeting will also be available from 17 March 2008 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, PO Box 3, Selby, North Yorkshire YO8 8PQ. ---------- Annual General Meeting The Company is to hold its Annual General Meeting at 11.00am on Thursday 17 April 2008, at The City Presentation Centre, 4 Chiswell Street, London EC1Y 4UP. ---------- Key dates relating to the final and special dividends Detailed below are the key dates regarding the final and special dividends: 16 April 2008 - ordinary shares marked ex-dividend for the final and special dividends. 18 April 2008 - record date for entitlement to the final and special dividends. 7 May 2008 - payment date for the final and special dividends. The rate of the final divided is 9.9 pence per share and the rate of the rate of the special dividend is 7.8 pence per share. Philip Hudson Company Secretary 14 March 2008 --- ENDS --- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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