8 Our Company Profile Who we are. An overview. We make, move, and market energy. We're building on our broad international footprint, our deep experience, and our commitment to innovation to help shape tomorrow's energy world. Resolutely and responsibly. Our business We operate along the entire value chain in power and gas. Our objective is to provide our customers with a secure, affordable, and climate-friendly supply of energy. We combine a broad international foot- print with local expertise and share promising ideas and best practices across our organization. In areas where we can seize opportu- nities created by the ongoing integration of Europe's energy markets--primarily power generation, energy trading, and gas supply--we run our business on a Euro- pean scale. These strengths enable us to create superior value for our shareholders and excellent prospects for our customers and employees. Our roots E.ON was created by the merger of two large German conglomerates--VEBA and VIAG--in June 2000. After the merger, E.ON began focusing solely on its power and gas business. Energy isn't just our present and our future. It's also where we come from: we've been generating and supplying electricity since the 1920s. Our corporate structure E.ON AG, Düsseldorf, is the E.ON Group's Corporate Center. Its main tasks are to chart E.ON's strategic course and to steer the overall business across all our markets. Our business is segmented into ten market units, which have a geographic or functional focus.The lead company of each market unit is responsible for manag- ing and coordinating operations across its target market. Business units conduct day-to-day operations at a national or regional level. You'll find more detailed information about our market units starting on page 46. E.ON is one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. Our operations extend across Europe, Russia, and North America. Our more than 88,000 employees generated just under 82 billion in sales in 2009. E.ON Group financial highlights ( in millions) 2009 2008 +/- % Electricity sales (billion kWh) 815.9 596.9 +37 Gas sales (billion kWh) 1,217.7 1,208.6 +1 Sales 81,817 86,753 -6 Adjusted EBITDA 13,526 13,385 +1 Adjusted EBIT 9,646 9,878 -2 Adjusted net income 5,328 5,597 -5 Cash-effective investments 9,200 18,406 -50 Employees (at year-end) 88,227 93,538 -6