17 March 2022

DRAX GROUP PLC

('Drax' or the 'Company')

(Symbol: DRX)

MAILING OF ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

KEY DATES RELATING TO THE PROPOSED FINAL DIVIDEND

Mailing of the Annual Report and Accounts 2021 and ancillary documents to shareholders

The following documents have been mailed to the registered shareholders of Drax Group plc:

·     Annual Report and Accounts 2021;

·     Notice of the 2022 Annual General Meeting; and

·     Form of Proxy for the 2022 Annual General Meeting.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1 a copy of each of these documents will shortly be available for viewing on the National Storage Mechanism.

The Annual Report and Accounts 2021 and the Notice of the 2022 Annual General Meeting will also shortly be available as follows:

·     for viewing on the Company's website, www.drax.com; and/or

·     by writing to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office; Drax Power Station, Selby, North Yorkshire YO8 8PH.

Annual General Meeting

The Company is to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 12.30pm on Wednesday 27 April 2022, at etc.venues St Paul's, 200 Aldersgate, London EC1A 4HD.

Key dates relating to the proposed final dividend

Detailed below are the key dates regarding the proposed final dividend:

·     28 April 2022 - ordinary shares marked ex-dividend.

·     29 April 2022 - record date for entitlement to the dividend.

·     13 May 2022 - payment date for the dividend.

The proposed rate of the final dividend is 11.3 pence per share.

Brett Gladden

Company Secretary

17 March 2022