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M&A Activity • Oct 12, 2007

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Corporate | 12 October 2007 11:32

E.ON AG: Asset swap with Statkraft

E.ON AG / Letter of Intent/Letter of Intent

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E.ON intends to swap assets with Statkraft and to take over 100 percent (1)
of E.ON Sverige

Statkraft will become important shareholder in E.ON

Today, E.ON and Statkraft signed a Letter of Intent in Oslo for a
multi-billion asset swap. According to the deal terms, E.ON will take over
the 44.6 percent stake in E.ON Sverige currently held by Statkraft worth
€4.4 billion and will thereby further strengthen its position in the Nordic
market as the sole shareholder of E.ON Sverige. In return, Statkraft will
receive assets held by E.ON in Sweden, Germany, the UK and Poland as well
as more than 2 percent of E.ON shares to compensate the difference in value
(2). E.ON intends to use its own treasury shares for this purpose. The deal
is to be finalized as early as in the first half of 2008 and must be
approved by the relevant authorities and the Board of Directors of the
respective companies.

E.ON CEO Wulf Bernotat: 'Taking over 100 percent (1) of E.ON Sverige puts
us in a position to push ahead with our Nordic activities swiftly and to
integrate the business of E.ON Sverige into the new Trading and Renewable
Energy companies with their international reach. Thanks to this effort we
are accelerating our European strategy, streamlining our management
structures and tapping into considerable synergies. At the same time we are
raising our longstanding and successful partnership with Statkraft to a
higher level. We are delighted to welcome Statkraft as an important future
E.ON shareholder.'

By purchasing the 44.6 percent interest held by Statkraft, E.ON has full
control of power plants with a total capacity of about 6,400 MW, 40 percent
of which are nuclear power and around 28 percent hydroelectric power. The
remaining 32 percent are oil, gas and renewable energy. In 2006 E.ON
Sverige covered around 20 percent of power demand in Sweden. E.ON Sverige
is the fourth largest power supplier in the Nordic market by generation
capacity. E.ON Sverige also operates in the gas business, heat generation
and waste incineration.

Statkraft is acquiring 934 MW in Swedish hydroelectric plants and around
1.1 GW in power plant capacity in Germany, Poland and Great Britain. The
preliminary agreement also includes electricity supply in excess of 100 MW
for ten years as well as a structured gas contract up to 100 million m³ for
ten years.

*1 minority shareholders of approx. 0,05%

*2 Depending on the final asset valuations and the average E.ON share price
during the 10 trading days prior to closing.

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assumptions and forecasts made by E.ON Group management. Various known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material
differences between the actual future results, financial situation,
development or performance of the company and the estimates given here.
These factors include those discussed in our public reports filed with the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (including our Annual Report on Form 20-F, in particular to the
discussion included in the sections entitled 'Item 3. Key Information: Risk
Factors', 'Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects', 'Item 11.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk'). The company
assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements
or to conform them to future events or developments.
12.10.2007 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

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Language: English
Issuer: E.ON AG
E.ON-Platz 1
40479 Düsseldorf
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)211 4579-0
Fax: +49 (0)211 45 79-5 01
E-mail: investorrelations@eon.com
Internet: www.eon.com
ISIN: DE0007614406
WKN: 761440
Indices: DAX, EURO STOXX 50
Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Berlin, Frankfurt (Prime Standard),
Hannover, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg;
Terminbörse EUREX; Foreign Exchange(s) Mailand

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