RNS Number:9491R
International Power PLC
11 November 2003



Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons



1   Name of company:

International Power plc



2   Name of director:

Sir Neville Simms



3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:

As above



4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified):

As above



5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):

N/A



6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:

N/A



7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

10,000



8   Percentage of issued class:

0.0001



9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

N/A



10  Percentage of issued class:

N/A



11  Class of security:

Ordinary 50 pence



12  Price per share:

114p





13  Date of transaction:

11 November 2003



14  Date company informed:

11 November 2003



15  Total holding following this notification:

110,000



16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

0.0001



If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:



17  Date of grant:

N/A



18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:

N/A



19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:

N/A



20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:

N/A



21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise:

N/A



22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification:

N/A



23  Contact name for queries:



1.  Aarti Singhal



24 Contact telephone number:



1.  44-207-320-8681



25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:

Stephen Ramsay - Company Secretary


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