E ON : and innogy integration planning making good progress

E.ON and innogy have made the first major decisions regarding the plans for EON's future brand, organizational setup, and innovation activities. These decisions are to be implemented after the closing of the transaction, which is subject to the approval of the relevant antitrust and regulatory agencies.

The new company will retain the name E.ON and benefit from the strengths of innogy's corporate culture. The integration planning team is exploring how to further enhance E.ON's corporate and employer brand, including by drawing on innogy's positive experiences. In addition, a detailed brand architecture is being prepared.

The structures of the German E.ON regional suppliers and the German innogy regional companies are to be retained. A structure comparable to E.ON's regional utilities is to be established in innogy's core supply area. For this purpose, innogy's concession business Westnetz, its shareholdings in municipal utilities and its co-operations with municipalities will be integrated. The objective is for operating units to continue to have as much room for maneuver and to be as close to customers as possible. This is why the corporate headquarters will be set up to primarily focus on key management tasks.

The new E.ON wants to make an important contribution to the success of the energy transition and to climate protection in Europe. For this purpose, it will further enhance its innovative strength. It therefore intends to establish an innovation team at corporate headquarters that reports to the CEO and that works across the company's product ranges and markets.

In addition, E.ON and innogy have completed an initial validation of the previously identified €600 to €800 million in synergy potential starting from 2022 onward. The entire planned integration will be carried out in a socially responsible manner, in keeping with the strong tradition of the companies involved. For this reason, innogy, E.ON and RWE, in consultation with their Group Works Councils, reached an Agreement in Principle on Collective Bargaining for Germany with the unions ver.di and IGBCE in May.

E.ON CEO Johannes Teyssen: 'We're very satisfied with the initial results of our joint integration planning. After the successful closing of the transaction, these decision will enable us to ensure that the new E.ON is resolutely customer-centric and innovative.'

Uwe Tigges, innogy CEO: 'The first joint decisions with E.ON regarding integration planning are the result of an open and constructive dialog. I'm confident that innogy's strengths will live on in the new company.'

The transaction continues to be subject to the approval of the relevant antitrust and regulatory authorities. E.ON and innogy will remain independent companies until the transaction closes.