Purchase of Own Securities

XP Power PLC 13 May 2003 XP POWER PLC ('the Company') Purchase of own shares for cancellation The Company announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 150,000 ordinary shares at a price of 113.75p per share. The resultant issued share capital for the ordinary shares of 1p each after this transaction is 20,667,118 shares. Enquiries: Duncan Penny 0118 976 5086 13 May 2003 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange