Drax Group PLC

Director's Dealing • Mar 9, 2021

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Drax Group PLC

09 March 2021

9 March 2021

Drax Group plc

("Drax" or the "Company")

Symbol: DRX

Notification of Transactions of Directors,

Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") or Connected Persons

The notifications below are 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 the Company. As at the date of announcement, there are in issue 411,725,609 ordinary shares of 11 16/29 pence each, of which 13,841,295 ordinary shares are held in treasury. Treasury shares do not carry voting rights.

Vesting of Performance Share Plan Shares

The individuals detailed below, each a PDMR, had nil cost conditional share awards granted on 5 March 2018 under the Drax Group plc Performance Share Plan ("PSP"), which vested on 5 March 2021 in proportion to the partial satisfaction of the performance conditions set at the time of grant.

The Company was notified on 8 March 2021 that the individuals below had completed transactions in the Company's ordinary shares as detailed in the tables below. Each of the PDMRs sold sufficient shares to satisfy their liability to Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions ("Tax Liability") arising on the vesting of shares at 365.61 pence per share, and retained the balance of the shares as explained below:

Director/PDMR	Total PSP award vesting1	Number of shares sold to meet tax liability	Net shares held
Will Gardiner	240,728	113,540	127,188
Clare Harbord	64,884	30,603	34,281
Paul Sheffield	19,199	9,056	10,143
Jason Shipstone	7,844	3,700	4,144

Notes:

1.     Includes shares in lieu of accrued dividends throughout the performance period.

Shares awarded to executive directors are subject to a post-vesting holding period of two years. The net shares acquired by Will Gardiner following the vesting of the PSP award, 127,188 shares, will be held in trust for two years, until 8 March 2023.

Vesting of Deferred Share Plan Shares

On 5 March 2021, Will Gardiner an executive Director, had nil cost conditional share awards vest, which had been granted on 5 March 2018 under the Company's Deferred Share Plan (the "DSP"), which represent the benefit of the deferred element of his annual bonus for the financial year ended 31 December 2017.

The Company was notified on 8 March 2021 that Will Gardiner sold sufficient shares to satisfy his liability to Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions ("Tax Liability") arising on the vesting of shares at 365.61 pence per share, and retained the balance of the shares as explained below.

Director/PDMR	Total DSP award vesting1	Number of shares sold to meet the tax liability	Net shares held
Will Gardiner	46,659	22,008	24,651

Notes:

1.     Includes shares in lieu of accrued dividends throughout the performance period.

Following the vesting of the DSP and PSP awards, Will Gardiner holds 618,953 shares in the Company, of which 150,484 (being the benefit of the 2017 PSP award, which vested 15 May 2020, and the 2018 PSP award mentioned above) are held in trust.

Brett Gladden

Group Company Secretary

The information below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014.

Notification of dealing form

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Will Gardiner

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Drax Group plc

b)

LEI

ZGEN8HJFCYNRVN1XCJ08

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 11 16/29 pence each

GB00B1VNSX38

b)

Nature of the transaction

Shares acquired pursuant to the vesting of awards respectively under the Company's Performance Share Plan and Deferred Share Plan, both granted on 5 March 2018 and including accrued dividend shares.

Will Gardiner sold 135,548 shares to cover applicable taxes and costs and retained the balance of 151,839 shares 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£ 3.656099	135,548

d)

Aggregated information

-Aggregated volume

-Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

5 - 8 March 2021

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Clare Harbord

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director of Corporate Affairs

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Drax Group plc

b)

LEI

ZGEN8HJFCYNRVN1XCJ08

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 11 16/29 pence each

GB00B1VNSX38

b)

Nature of the transaction

Shares acquired pursuant to the vesting of awards under the Company's Performance Share Plan granted on 5 March 2018, including accrued dividend shares.

Clare Harbord sold 30,603 shares to cover applicable taxes and costs and retained the balance of 34,281 shares.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£3.656099	30,603

d)

Aggregated information

-Aggregated volume

-Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

5 - 8 March 2021

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Paul Sheffield

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Managing Director Customers

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Drax Group plc

b)

LEI

ZGEN8HJFCYNRVN1XCJ08

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 11 16/29 pence each

GB00B1VNSX38

b)

Nature of the transaction

Shares acquired pursuant to the vesting of awards under the Company's Performance Share Plan granted on 5 March 2018, including accrued dividend shares.

Paul Sheffield sold 9,056 shares to cover applicable taxes and costs and retained the balance of 10,143 shares.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£3.656099	9,056

d)

Aggregated information

-Aggregated volume

-Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

5 - 8 March 2021

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Jason Shipstone

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

EVP Innovation

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Drax Group plc

b)

LEI

ZGEN8HJFCYNRVN1XCJ08

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 11 16/29 pence each

GB00B1VNSX38

b)

Nature of the transaction

Shares acquired pursuant to the vesting of awards under the Company's Performance Share Plan granted on 5 March 2018, including accrued dividend shares.

Jason Shipstone sold 3,700 shares to cover applicable taxes and costs and retained the balance of 4,144 shares.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£3.656099	3,700

d)

Aggregated information

-Aggregated volume

-Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

5 - 8 March 2021

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

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