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Paris, June 12, 2008 – Gaz de France confirms that on June 11 it received a statement of objections from the European Commission in which it voices its suspicions of collusion with E.ON resulting in the restriction of competition on their respective national markets regarding, in particular, deliveries of natural gas transported via the MEGAL pipeline.

This letter represents a formal step in the procedure designed to inform Gaz de France and E.ON in writing of the objections raised against them and allows the companies to obtain access to the information in the Commission's possession. Sending a statement of objections does not prejudge the final outcome of the procedure.

The statement of objections received yesterday follows an inquiry initiated by the Commission in May 2006; it concerns events that occurred several years ago before the complete deregulation of the European energy market and which have now been superseded. This does not imply that this behavior constitutes an infringement to the antitrust rules.

Gaz de France will continue to provide the European Commission with all the information it requires in the course of this inquiry and shall assert its rights in compliance with the procedures laid down for such matters in community law.

Group profile:
The Gaz de France Group is a major energy player in Europe.  As the leading natural gas distributor in Europe, Gaz de France employs nearly 50,000 employees and earned €27 billion in sales in 2007.  The Group holds a portfolio of some 14 million clients, approximately 11 million of which are in France. Gaz de France is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange and forms part of the CAC 40 and Dow Jones Stoxx 600 indices.

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