The German group E.ON is planning, after a complex operation, to acquire 60.3% of the capital of RUHRGAS, the leading gas distributor from across the Rhine, which has a total value estimated at around EUR 14 billion. In concrete terms, E.ON will acquire stakes in VODAFONE, RWE, THYSSENKRUPP and RAG in the BERGEMANN company, which holds 34.8% of RUHRGAS. We recall that E.ON already holds 25.5% of the RUHRGAS capital, acquired from GELSENBERG.