Shareholder Information
This document is important and requires your immediate attention.
If you are in any doubt as to the action you should take, you should consult immediately your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
If you have sold or otherwise transferred all your shares in International Power plc, please send this document and the accompanying documents to the purchaser or transferee or to the stockbroker, bank or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected, for transmission to the purchaser or transferee.
6 March 2007
Dear Shareholder
I am pleased to enclose International Power's Annual Report to shareholders for the year ended 31 December 2006.
In 2006 profit from operations increased significantly from £536 million in 2005 to 773 million and EPS increased from 14.6 to 22.4p. This principally reflects the improvement in the UK and US merchant markets, the good operational performance of our existing assets and continued growth of the business. As a result the Board is proposing a dividend of 7.9p, an increase of 75% over the previous year. This dividend payment is expected to be made on 26 June 2007 to those shareholders registered at the close of business on 25 May 2007.
Along with this letter is our Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM), which includes explanatory notes outlining the business of the AGM. The AGM will be held on Tuesday 15 May 2007 at ExCeL London. One Western Gateway. Royal Victoria Dock, London, E16 1XL, commencing at 10.30am. Details of how to reach this venue are set out on page 8 of the Notice.
If you are unable to attend the AGM you can register your vote with us electronically by logging on to www.sharevote.co.uk (you will need your voting reference numbers (the three 8-digit numbers shown on your Proxy Form)). Registering your vote electronically is entirely secure and ensures the privacy of your personal information. Alternatively you should complete and return your Proxy Form by post.
Last year we established a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) facility for those of you who whish to reinvest your dividends in shares of the Company. If you joined the DRIP last year you need do nothing further. If you wish to join the DRIP this year, please refer to Shareholder services and information at the back of the Annual report and summary financial statement for further on how to do so.
Also, if you have not already done so, you can choose to receive your Annual Report electronically by registering with www.sharevote.co.uk.
I look forward to welcoming those of you who are able to attend the AGM.
Yours sincerely
Sir Neville Simms
Chairman
