Annual Report and Accounts

Drax Group PLC
14 March 2008

                                 DRAX GROUP PLC
                           ('Drax' or the 'Company')
                                 (Symbol: DRX)

           LODGING OF DOCUMENTS WITH THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY

             MAILING OF ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS TO SHAREHOLDERS

                             ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

             KEY DATES RELATING TO THE FINAL AND SPECIAL DIVIDENDS


Following the Preliminary Results announcement made on 4 March 2008, the Company
now confirms:

• the lodging of documents with the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing 
  Facility;
• details of mailing of the Annual Report and Accounts and ancillary documents 
  to shareholders;
• the arrangements for the Annual General Meeting; and
• the key dates regarding the final and special dividends.

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Lodging documents with the UK Listing Authoriy's Document Viewing Facility

Copies of each of the above documents and of the proposed new Articles of
Association are being submitted to the UK Listing Authority today and will be
available shortly for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing
Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf,
London E14 5HS
Tel: [phone].

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Mailing of the Annual Report and Accounts and Circular to shareholders

The following documents are being mailed today to the registered shareholders of
Drax Group plc:

• Annual Report and Accounts 2007;
• Circular to Shareholders which contains the Notice of the Annual General 
  Meeting; and
• Form of Proxy.

The Annual Report and Accounts 2007 and the Circular to Shareholders which
contains the Notice of the Annual General Meeting will also be available from 
17 March 2008 as follows:

• for viewing on the Company's website, www.draxgroup.plc.uk; and/or
• by writing to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office; 
  Drax Power Station, PO Box 3, Selby, North Yorkshire YO8 8PQ.

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Annual General Meeting

The Company is to hold its Annual General Meeting at 11.00am on Thursday 17
April 2008, at The City Presentation Centre, 4 Chiswell Street, London EC1Y 4UP.

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Key dates relating to the final and special dividends

Detailed below are the key dates regarding the final and special dividends:

16 April 2008 - ordinary shares marked ex-dividend for the final and special
                dividends.

18 April 2008 - record date for entitlement to the final and special dividends.

7 May 2008 - payment date for the final and special dividends.


The rate of the final divided is 9.9 pence per share and the rate of the rate of
the special dividend is 7.8 pence per share.


Philip Hudson
Company Secretary
14 March 2008

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