Directorate Change

Drax Group PLC
18 December 2007

18 December 2007
                                 Drax Group plc
                           ('Drax' or the 'Company')
                                 (Symbol: DRX)

                               Directorate Change

Drax, the UK power generator, announces today that, after over four years with
the Company, Gordon Horsfield is to retire as a non-executive director and
Chairman of the Board. He will be succeeded by Charles Berry, currently a
non-executive director. The change will become effective at the conclusion of
the Company's Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on 17 April 2008.

Tim Barker, senior independent non-executive director of Drax, commented:

'On behalf of the Board, I should like to thank Gordon for his exceptional
contribution to Drax. Gordon's skills and drive were crucial in achieving the
group's restructuring, refinancing and listing. Drax is now a very profitable
and cash generative business which has delivered significant shareholder value.

'We welcome Charles to his new role. Charles has an extensive knowledge of the
power sector and has been a valued member of our Board.'

Gordon Horsfield, Chairman of Drax, added:

'It has been a great privilege to serve as Chairman of Drax and to lead it
through a significant period of change over the last four and a half years. I
have gained enormous satisfaction from drawing together an exceptionally
talented team and to have had the good fortune to work closely with its members
as the business has developed. I have every confidence in its future and in the
leadership which Charles will bring to the Board when I step down next April.'

No other information is required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph LR
9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the Financial Services Authority in relation to
this notification.


Enquiries:

Drax Group
Melanie Wedgbury           [phone]

Tulchan Communications
David Trenchard and Peter Hewer  [phone]

Notes:

Charles Berry was Chief Executive of ScottishPower's UK Operations from 2000
until leaving the company in 2005, having joined in 1991. In this position he
had responsibility for over 6,200MW of generating capacity as well as the
trading business, energy retailing and strategic transactions, such as
renewables development. Charles is a non-executive director and Chairman of eaga
plc and a non-executive director of Securities Trust of Scotland plc and of
Impax Environmental Markets plc.






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