Director/PDMR Shareholding

Drax Group PLC
08 June 2006


                                  DRAX GROUP PLC
                           ('DRAX' or the 'Company')

                                 (Symbol: DRX)

                  Directors' Share Dealings - Charitable Trust

On 10 May 2006, Drax announced that its Chairman, Gordon Horsfield, was
intending to sell up to 770,000 shares in the Company to fund a Charitable Trust
which he and his wife had established. The announcement also stated Mr
Horsfield's intention to transfer to the Charitable Trust up to 350,000 shares
from the pool of shares he holds which are currently subject to transfer
restrictions. These transfer restrictions, which will continue to apply in full
to the Charitable Trust, include, inter-alia, a prohibition on the sale of these
shares before 15 December 2006.

Mr Horsfield has now fulfilled his intentions. Two notifications follow, one in
respect of the sale of shares on the open market and one in respect of shares
transferred to the Charitable Trust.

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

DETAILS OF THE SALE OF SHARES

  1   Name of the issuer

      DRAX GROUP PLC

  2   State whether the notification relates to
      (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R (1) (a) or
      (ii) DR 3.1.4R (1) (b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as
      extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985 or
      (iii) both (i) and (ii)

      iii - BOTH (i) AND (ii) ABOVE

  3   Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

      GORDON CHRISTOPHER HORSFIELD

  4   State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person
      discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify
      the connected person

      N/A

  5   Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person
      referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

      HOLDING IN RESPECT OF THE PERSON REFERRED TO IN 3 ABOVE

  6   Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or
      financial instruments relating to shares

      ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH IN DRAX GROUP PLC

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

      PERSON NAMED IN 3 ABOVE

  8   State the nature of the transaction

      DISPOSAL

  9   Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
      acquired

      N/A

 10   Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should
      not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

      N/A

 11   Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
      disposed

      500,000 SHARES

 12   Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should
      not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

      0.12%

 13   Price per share or value of transaction

      AN AVERAGE OF 820.17 PENCE EACH

 14   Date and place of transaction

      07 JUNE 2006 - LONDON

 15   Total holding following notification and total percentage holding
      following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into
      account when calculating percentage)

      4,455,825 (1.09%)

 16   Date issuer informed of transaction

      07 JUNE 2006

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

 17   Date of grant

      N/A

 18   Period during which or date on which it can be exercised

      N/A

 19   Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

      N/A

 20   Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

      N/A

 21   Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
      be fixed at the time of exercise

      N/A

 22   Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
      notification

      N/A

 23   Any additional information

      N/A

 24   Name of contact and telephone number for Queries

      Phil White, Assistant Secretary 01757 612167

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

      Peter Rothwell, Company Secretary

      Date of notification

      08 JUNE 2006



DETAILS OF THE TRANSFER OF SHARES

  1   Name of the issuer

      DRAX GROUP PLC

  2   State whether the notification relates to
      (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R (1) (a) or
      (ii) DR 3.1.4R (1) (b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 
      (as extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985 or
      (iii) both (i) and (ii)

      iii - BOTH (i) AND (ii) ABOVE

  3   Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

      GORDON CHRISTOPHER HORSFIELD

  4   State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person
      discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify
      the connected person

      THE PERSON NAMED IN 3 AND ALSO CONNECTED PERSONS; FRANCESCA ANN HORSFIELD
      (SPOUSE AND CO-TRUSTEE) AND JOHN RICHARD LANE (CO-TRUSTEE)

  5   Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person
      referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

      HOLDING IN RESPECT OF THE PERSON REFERRED TO IN 3 ABOVE AS TRANSFEROR OF A
      BENEFICIAL INTEREST AND OF THE PERSONS REFERRED TO IN 4 ABOVE AS 
      TRANSFEREES IN A TRANSACTION WHICH RESULTS IN A NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST

  6   Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or
      financial instruments relating to shares

      ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH IN DRAX GROUP PLC

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

      GORDON CHRISTOPHER HORSFIELD (THE TRANSFEROR OF THE BENEFICIAL INTEREST)
      JOHN RICHARD LANE, GORDON CHRISTOPHER HORSFIELD AND FRANCESCA ANN
      HORSFIELD (THE TRANSFEREES EACH HAVING A NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ALL OF
      THE SHARES)

  8   State the nature of the transaction

      TRANSFER OF SHARES TO A CHARITABLE TRUST OF WHICH THOSE NAMED IN 4 ABOVE
      ARE TRUSTEES

  9   Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
      acquired

      350,000 SHARES IN RESPECT OF A NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 10   Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should
      not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

      0.09%

 11   Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
      disposed

      350,000 SHARES IN RESPECT OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 12   Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should
      not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

      0.09%

 13   Price per share or value of transaction

      THE SHARES WERE TRANSFERRED AT NIL CONSIDERATION, HOWEVER, THE CLOSING MID
      MARKET PRICE OF THE SHARES AS QUOTED ON THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ON THE
      DAY THE TRANSFER WAS EFFECTED WAS 818.50 PENCE EACH WHICH VALUES THE
      TRANSACTION AT £2,864,750

 14   Date and place of transaction

      07 JUNE 2006 - YORK

 15   Total holding following notification and total percentage holding
      following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into
      account when calculating percentage)

      IN RESPECT OF GORDON CHRISTOPHER HORSFIELD, 4,105,825 SHARES (1.00%) HELD
      IN A BENEFICIAL CAPCITY AND 350,000 SHARES (0.09%) HELD IN A NON
      BENEFICIAL CAPACITY

      IN RESPECT OF THE CONNECTED PERSONS FRANCESCA ANN HORSFIELD (SPOUSE AND
      CO-TRUSTEE) AND JOHN RICHARD LANE (CO-TRUSTEE) 350,000 SHARES (0.09%) HELD
      IN A NON BENEFICIAL CAPACITY (THE SAME SHARES AS NOTED ABOVE IN RESPECT OF
      GORDON CHRISTOPHER HORSFIELD'S NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST)

 16   Date issuer informed of transaction

      07 JUNE 2006

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

 17   Date of grant

      N/A

 18   Period during which or date on which it can be exercised

      N/A

 19   Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

      N/A

 20   Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

      N/A

 21   Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
      be fixed at the time of exercise

      N/A

 22   Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
      notification

      N/A

 23   Any additional information

      N/A

 24   Name of contact and telephone number for Queries

      Phil White, Assistant Secretary 01757 612167

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

      Peter Rothwell, Company Secretary

      Date of notification

      08 JUNE 2006


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