EGM Statement

Drax Group PLC
06 October 2006


                                 DRAX GROUP PLC
                                    ('DRAX')

                                  (Symbol:DRX)

                    RESULTS OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING


 Drax Group plc announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions
                                   put to the
        Extraordinary General Meeting held today, Friday 6 October 2006

No.  Brief Description                             For        Against    Votes
                                                                        Witheld

 1   To approve the consolidation of ordinary  227,931,465    25,678    32,016
     shares of 10 pence each into new
     ordinary shares of 111/29 pence each

 2   To approve the authority to make Market   227,922,200    62,693     4,266
     purchases of new ordinary shares


Resolutions 1 and 2 were carried


The number of shares in issue is 407,085,408


P J Rothwell
Company Secretary
Drax Group plc


6 October 2006


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