Director/PDMR Shareholding

Drax Group PLC
15 December 2005

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PDMRs

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by DR 3.1.4R(1).

1.       An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to
the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

2.        An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating
the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8,13, 14, 16, 23 and
24.

3.        An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a
director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1
to 3 and 17 to 24.

4.        An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete
boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

Please complete all relevant boxes in BLOCK CAPITAL letters.


1    Name of the issuer                           2    State whether the notification relates to

                                                       a transaction notified in accordance with DR
                                                       3.1.4R(1)(a); or
     DRAX GROUP PLC
                                                       DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance
                                                       with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of
                                                       the Companies Act 1985; or

                                                       both (i) and (ii)

                                                       BOTH (I) AND (II) ABOVE

3    Name of person discharging managerial        4    State whether notification relates to a person
     responsibilities/director                         connected with a person discharging managerial
                                                       responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify
                                                       the connected person
     GORDON ALEXANDER BOYD
     PETER RICHARD EMERY
     GORDON CHRISTOPHER HORSFIELD                      N/A
     DOROTHY CARRINGTON THOMPSON

5    Indicate whether the notification is in      6    Description of shares (including class),
     respect of a holding of the person referred       debentures or derivatives or financial
     to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a             instruments relating to shares
     non-beneficial interest
                                                       ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH IN DRAX 
                                                       GROUP PLC
     HOLDING OF THOSE PERSONS REFERRED TO IN 3 
     ABOVE

7    Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if   8    State the nature of the transaction
     more than one, the number of shares held by
     each of them

     N/A                                               ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL

9    Number of shares, debentures or financial    10   Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury
     instruments relating to shares acquired           shares of that class should not be taken into
                                                       account when calculating percentage)

                                                       GORDON A. BOYD         0.18
     GORDON A.BOYD          736,818                    PETER R. EMERY         0.18
     PETER R. EMERY         736,818                    GORDON C.HORSFIELD     1.64
     GORDON C. HORSFIELD    6,653,283                  DOROTHY C. THOMPSON    0.04
     DOROTHY C. THOMPSON    168,414

11   Number of shares, debentures or financial          12   Percentage of issued class disposed
     instruments relating to shares disposed                 (treasury shares of that class should not
                                                             be taken into account when calculating
                                                             percentage)

     GORDON A. BOYD                 519,456                  GORDON A. BOYD          0.13
     PETER R. EMERY                 519,456                  PETER R. EMERY          0.13
     GORDON C. HORSFIELD          1,697,458                  GORDON C. HORSFIELD     0.42
     DOROTHY C. THOMPSON             69,049                  DOROTHY C. THOMPSON     0.02

13   Price per share or value of transaction            14   Date and place of transaction

     £5.00 PER SHARE                                         15 DECEMBER 2005 - LONDON

15   Total holding following notification and total     16   Date issuer informed of transaction
     percentage holding following notification (any
     treasury shares should not be taken into account
     when calculating percentage)

     GORDON A. BOYD                  217,362     0.05
     PETER R. EMERY                  217,362     0.05
     GORDON C. HORSFIELD           4,955,825     1.22        15 DECEMBER 2005
     DOROTHY C. THOMPSON              99,365     0.02


If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes

17   Date of grant                               18   Period during which or date on which it can be
                                                      exercised



19   Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the 20   Description of shares or debentures involved
     option                                           (class and number)




21   Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant)  22   Total number of shares or debentures over which
     or indication that price is to be fixed at       options held following notification
     the time of exercise




23   Any additional information                  24   Name of contact and telephone number for
                                                      Queries

     N/A                                              Phil White, Assistant Secretary 01757 612167

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of Date of notification
issuer responsible for making notification

Peter Rothwell, Company Secretary                16 DECEMBER 2005




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