Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act

European Energy Exchange AG; Powernext S.A. - BWB/Z-2443 | Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

European Energy Exchange AG; Powernext S.A.

BWB/Z-2443

11.09.2014

On the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

​Acquisition of the portion majority of as well as the sole control of Powernext S.A. (France) by European Energy Exchange AG (Germany).

Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren

Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 09.10.2014.

Entrepreneurs whose legal or economic interests are affected by the merger can bring in a written statement at the Federal Competition Authority or the Federal Cartel Prosecutor within 14 days from publication date.

Note: The intervening party has no right to a certain treatment of the statement and will not gain a party position.

Non-prohibition of the merger

The Federal Competition Authority and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor have not applied for examination of the merger by the Cartel Court. The standstill obligation (§ 17 (1) Cartel Act) ends with effect from 09.10.2014 .

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