Issued Share Capital

Drax Group PLC
23 May 2006


                                 DRAX GROUP PLC

                                 (Symbol: DRX)


                              ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL


157,734 shares have today been allotted to the Trustee of the Drax Group plc
Share Incentive Plan (the 'Plan') for it to hold on behalf of the 621
participants in the Plan.

Following this allotment the number of ordinary shares in issue is 407,085,395.


23 May 2006


Note: The 157,734 shares referred to above form part of a block of shares
already admitted to the Official List by virtue of a blocklisting. Announcements
updating the position in relation to this blocklisting will be made at the
appropriate intervals.



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