Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4774Y

Drax Group PLC

01 March 2012

1 March 2012

DRAX GROUP PLC

Symbol: DRX

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

The notifications below are all in accordance with DTR 3.1.4 R(1)(a) and DTR 3.1.4 R(1)(b) and the dealings were in respect of ordinary shares of 11 ¹⁶/₂₉ pence each in the share capital of Drax Group plc of which there were 364,864,494 shares in issue at the time of the dealings.

On 29 February 2012, share awards were made through the Drax Bonus Matching Plan (the "Plan").

The share interests of the under-noted directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility have changed following each one receiving Matching Awards and Deferred Awards under the Plan.

The awards were made at nil consideration.

Performance for the 2012 Plan awards will be measured over the three financial years from 1 January 2012, with potential vesting in March 2015.

Director/PDMR	Number of Matching Shares Awarded	Number of Deferred Shares Awarded
Peter Emery	99,937	16,656
Philip Hudson	58,320	9,720
Tony Quinlan	121,353	20,225
Paul Taylor	83,981	13,996
Dorothy Thompson	193,332	32,222