Director/PDMR Shareholding

Drax Group PLC
11 October 2006


                                 DRAX GROUP PLC


                                 (Symbol: DRX)


    Notification of Directors/PDMR's Interests following Share Consolidation

Following the approval of the first resolution proposed at the Extraordinary
General Meeting of Drax Group plc ('Drax') held on 6 October 2006, the share
consolidation (under which shareholders receive 29 New Ordinary Shares of 11 1/
29 pence each for every 32 Existing Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each) of Drax
became effective on 9 October 2006.

No Director or PDMR has dealt in Drax new shares; however Drax would like to
confirm the effect that the share consolidation had on each of their holdings.

For information:

The number of ordinary shares of 10 pence each in issue before the share
consolidation was 407,085,408.

The number of ordinary shares of 11 1/29 pence each in issue after the share
consolidation is 368,921,151.

Beneficial Interests

Name of Director/PDMR         Ordinary Shares             Ordinary Shares of
                              of 10 pence each            11 1/29 pence each  
                              No. of Shares               No. of Shares
Timothy Gwynne Barker                 4,000                       3,625
Charles Andrew Berry                  2,000                       1,812
Gordon Alexander Boyd               217,616                     197,214
James Frederick Trevor Dundas         2,000                       1,812
Peter Richard Emery                 217,616                     197,214
Patrick Michael Grasby                2,000                       1,812
Gordon Christopher Horsfield      2,747,913                   2,490,296
Dorothy Carrington Thompson          51,619                      46,779

Non Beneficial Interests

Name of Director/PDMR         Ordinary Shares             Ordinary Shares of 
                              of 10 pence each            11 1/29 pence each
                              No. of Shares               No. of Shares
Gordon Christopher Horsfield        350,000                     317,187

Savings Related Share Option Scheme

The number of shares under option under this scheme remain unchanged and for 
the avoidance of doubt are detailed below.

Name of Director/PDMR         No. of Shares               First Date 
                              Under Option                Exercisable
Gordon Alexander Boyd                1,470                 01.07.2009
Dorothy Carrington Thompson          2,531                 01.07.2011

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