Director/PDMR Shareholding

Drax Group PLC
30 April 2007

30 April 2007
                                 DRAX GROUP PLC
                           ('Drax' or the 'Company')

                                  Symbol: DRX

   Notification of Directors/PDMR's Interests (following Share Consolidation)

Following the approval of the resolution proposed at the Annual General Meeting
of Drax held on 26 April 2007, the share consolidation (under which shareholders
receive 64 New Ordinary Shares of 11 16/29 pence each for every 67 Existing
Ordinary Shares of 11 1/29 pence each) of Drax became effective on 30 April
2007.

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 11 1/29 pence each in issue before the share
consolidation was 368,921,162.

The number of ordinary shares of 11 16/29 pence each in issue after the share
consolidation is 352,402,304.

Beneficial Interests

Name of                 Ordinary Shares of         Ordinary Shares of  
Director/PDMR           11 1/29 pence each         11 16/29 pence each
                          No. of Shares              No. of Shares
Tim Barker                     3,625                      3,462
Charles Berry                  1,812                      1,730
Gordon Boyd                   28,660                     27,375
Jamie Dundas                   1,812                      1,730
Peter Emery                   32,519                     31,061
Mike Grasby                    1,812                      1,730
Gordon Horsfield           2,490,296                  2,378,790
Dorothy Thompson              67,084                     64,079

Non Beneficial Interests

Name of                 Ordinary Shares of        Ordinary Shares of 
Director/PDMR           11 1/29 pence each        11 16/29 pence each
                          No. of Shares             No. of Shares
Gordon Horsfield              67,187                    64,178

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                  No. of Shares            First Date Exercisable
Director/PDMR             Under Option

Gordon Boyd                    1,470                    01.07.2009
Dorothy Thompson               2,531                    01.07.2011

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