EWE Aktiengesellschaft
EWE intends to sell 47.89 per cent of VNG to EnBW
EWE Aktiengesellschaft / Miscellaneous/Miscellaneous Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- EWE intends to sell 47.89 per cent of VNG to EnBW Oldenburg, Germany, 13 May 2009. The Supervisory Board of EWE AG authorised the agreement of a purchase contract with EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG today for the sale of EWE AG's 47.89 per cent holding in VNG Verbundnetz Gas AG (VNG), based in Leipzig. The transfer is still subject to different conditions, particularly the consent of the VNG Annual General Meeting and the German Federal Cartel Office. VNG is one of the top three importers of natural gas in Germany, with a market share of around 15 per cent. VNG supplies regional distributors, municipal utilities and manufacturing companies. VNG operates internationally, particularly in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy and Norway. The Group achieved EUR4.1 billion in sales and a net profit of EUR155.2 million in 2007. It has approximately 1.100 employees. Contact Media Fon: +49 4 41 / 8 03 - 18 00 Fax: +49 4 41 / 8 03 - 18 95 Email: presse@ewe.de Contact Investor Relations Fon.: +49 4 41 / 8 03 - 11 40 Fax: +49 4 41 / 8 03 - 11 99 Email: ir@ewe.de 13.05.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: EWE Aktiengesellschaft Tirpitzstraße 39 26122 Oldenburg Deutschland Phone: 0441-803-0 Fax: 0441-803-3999 E-mail: info@ewe.de Internet: www.ewe.de ISIN: DE000A0DLU51, DE000A0DLU69 WKN: A0DLU5, AODLU6 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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