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E.ON AG
E.ON logo
Type Public
ISIN: DE0007614406
NYSE: EON
Founded 2000
Headquarters Düsseldorf, Germany
Key people Wulf H. Bernotat, CEO
Industry utility
Products electricity, gas
Revenue €67.8 billion (2006)
Employees 79,947 (2005)
Website www.eon.com

E.ON AG (ISIN: DE0007614406, NYSEEON, LSEEON) , based in Düsseldorf, Germany, is an energy corporation, one of the 30 members of the DAX stock index of major German companies. It came into existence through the 2000 merger of VEBA and VIAG, its chief executive officer (Vorstandsvorsitzender) is Wulf H. Bernotat. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Aktiengesellschaft (IPA: ; abbreviated AG) is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i. ... Image File history File links Eon. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An International Securities Identifying Number (ISIN) uniquely identifies a security. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... The title of this article contains the character ü. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Duesseldorf. ... In economics, utility is a measure of the relative happiness or satisfaction (gratification) gained. ... Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Look up revenue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... An International Securities Identifying Number (ISIN) uniquely identifies a security. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... The title of this article contains the character ü. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Duesseldorf. ... For other uses, see Corporation (disambiguation). ... DAX 30 chart in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange DAX 30 (Deutsche Aktien Xchange 30, former Deutscher Aktien-Index 30) is a Blue Chip stock market index consisting of the 30 major German companies trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. ... A stock market index is a listing of stocks, and a statistic reflecting the composite value of its components. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Veba was a German energy holding company, is known as E.On. ... Agra Airport or Kheria Airport (IATA: AGR, ICAO: VIAG) is a public airport serving Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. ... “Chief executive” redirects here. ...


E.ON is one of the major public utility companies in Europe and the world’s largest investor-owned energy service provider. It has, for example, acquired Sydkraft in Sweden and Powergen in the United Kingdom. These have now been rebranded to E.ON Sverige and E.ON UK respectively. It was trying to acquire Endesa in Spain at 2006, however this acquisition was overtaken by a joint bid from Italian utility ENEL in conjunction with Spanish company Acciona. However E.ON did get to acquire about €10b of assets that the enlarged ENEL was required to divest under EU competition rulings. A public utility is a company that maintains the infrastructure for a public service. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Sydkraft is Swedens second largest utility with an annual turnover of 24 billion Swedish Krona (approximately 2. ... Powergen was an electric generating company in the United Kingdom. ... E.ON Sverige AB, formerly known as Sydkraft, is Swedens second largest utility with an annual turnover of 30 billion Swedish Krona (approximately 3. ... E.ON UK is an energy company in the United Kingdom, it is a subsiduary of the German utility giant E.ON. It was formed after the takeover of Powergen Plc by E.ON. It is a vertically integrated utility company with interests in electrical generation, electricity distribution in the... Endesa, S.A. (NYSE: ELE), (IBEX-35:ELE) is the largest electric utility company in Spain. ...


In 2003 E.ON entered to the gas market through the acquisition of Ruhrgas (now E.ON Ruhrgas). E.ON Ruhrgas is represented in more than 20 countries in Europe.


As result of the merger E.ON inherited the subsidiaries of VEBA, VIAG and Ruhrgas in Central and Eastern Europe. It is also present in Russia, where it has a stake in the natural gas company Gazprom (6,4%). E.ON is present in most of Scandinavia. Veba was a German energy holding company, is known as E.On. ... Agra Airport or Kheria Airport (IATA: AGR, ICAO: VIAG) is a public airport serving Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. ... Central Europe The Alpine Countries and the Visegrád Group (Political map, 2004) Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ... Gazprom (LSE: OGZD; Russian: , sometimes transcribed as Gasprom) is the largest Russian company and the biggest extractor of natural gas in the world. ... Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe which includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. ...


In the United States, E.ON has renamed LG&E Energy to E.ON U.S., and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. “Louisville” redirects here. ...


In Britain, E.ON will open a windfarm off the coast of Cornwall in 2008


Currently, E.ON is organized in five market units:

  • E.ON Energie AG, which supplies power in continental Europe
  • E.ON Sverige, which supplies power in Scandinavia
  • E.ON UK, which supplies power in the UK
  • E.ON US, which supplies power in the US
  • E.ON Ruhrgas, which supplies gas in Europe

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E.ON Sverige AB, formerly known as Sydkraft, is Swedens second largest utility with an annual turnover of 30 billion Swedish Krona (approximately 3. ... E.ON UK is an energy company in the United Kingdom, it is a subsiduary of the German utility giant E.ON. It was formed after the takeover of Powergen Plc by E.ON. It is a vertically integrated utility company with interests in electrical generation, electricity distribution in the...

[edit] Financial Data

Financial data in millions of euro
Années 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Sales 37 059 46 363 49 103 56 399 67 759
EBITDA 7 680 9 458 10 520 10 272 11 353
Net Results 2 777 4 647 4 339 7 407 5 057
Net Debt 13 979 7 855 5 483 -3 863 -268
Staff 107 856 66 549 69 710 79 947 80 612
Source :'OpesC'

The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... In accounting and finance, EBITDA «ee-bit-dah» or «ee-bit-dee-eh» stands for Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (sometimes named OIBDA for operating income before depreciation and amortization). ... You may be looking for information on: Look up staff on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

[edit] Sponsorship

On February 3, 2006 it was announced that E.ON had signed a 4 year deal to sponsor the Football Association Cup (FA Cup), along with the FA Women's Cup and FA Youth Cup, starting from the 2006/2007 season[1]. They are also the current sponsors of English Championship side Ipswich Town. is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Womens Cup, is the top cup competition for womens football clubs in England - designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup. ... The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. ... Ipswich Town Football Club (also known as Ipswich, The Blues, Town or The Tractor Boys) are an English professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk. ...


E.ON Ruhrgas are the main sponsors of the IBU biathlon World Cup. E.ON Ruhrgas are the main sponsors of the Ski jumping World Cup. The International Biathlon Union, IBU, is the international governing body of biathlon. ... Several biathletes in the shooting area of a competition Biathlon (not to be confused with duathlon) is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ... The FIS Ski jumping World Cup is arranged yearly by the International Ski Federation (FIS). ...


E.ON sponsor the ITV National Weather (The Energy Behind Powergen) since June 2007.


E.ON Sverige sponsors the E.ON Arena, the home arena of Swedish ice hockey team Timrå IK. E.ON Arena, front entrance E.ON Arena, formerly Sydkraft Arena, is an indoor sporting arena located in TimrÃ¥, Sweden. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... TimrÃ¥ IK (TimrÃ¥ Red Eagles) is a Swedish ice hockey team from TimrÃ¥, outside Sundsvall, Sweden. ...


[edit] See also

The European Transmission System Operators (ETSO) is an association of Europes transmission system operators (TSOs). ...

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