Press Releases

05/11/2004

Circular to Shareholders re Proposed Acquisition of the EME Portfolio

Circular to Shareholders re Proposed Acquisition of the EME Portfolio (London - 05 November 2004) International Power plc announces that the Circular in connection with the proposed acquisition of Edison Mission Energy’s international asset portfolio (“the EME Portfolio”) has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at: Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS, telephone 020 7066 1000.

The transaction is expected to complete in December this year.

For further information please contact:

Media Contact:
Sara Richardson
+44 (0)20 7320 8619

Investor Contact:
Aarti Singhal
+44 (0)20 7320 8681

About International Power

International Power plc is a leading independent electricity generating company with 11,210MW (net) in operation and 1,649MW (net) under construction. International Power has power plants in operation or under construction in Australia, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Turkey, Malaysia, Pakistan and Thailand. International Power was listed on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange (as ADR’s), on 2 October 2000. The ticker symbol on both stock exchanges is "IPR".