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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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