Directorate Change

29 February 2016

Drax Group plc

(Symbol:DRX)

Directorate Change

Drax announces today that Melanie Gee is to resign as a non-executive director of the Board. This will become effective at the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held in April 2016.

Melanie was appointed to the Board as a non-executive director in January 2013.

Philip Cox, Chairman of Drax, commented:

"On behalf of the Board, I should like to thank Melanie for her valuable contribution to Drax over the past three years."

Enquiries:

Drax Investor Relations: Mark Strafford

+44 (0) 1757 612 491

Media:

Drax External Communications: Andrew Brown

+44 (0) 1757 612165

Website: www.drax.com

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