SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of ~~May~~June, 2005

E.ON AG

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

E.ON AG
E.ON-Platz 1
D-40479 Düsseldorf
Germany
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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~~Düsseldorf,~~Press ~~May~~Release June 1716, 2005

AdE.ON ~~hoc~~Sells ~~Announcement in~~Ruhrgas ~~accordance~~Industries ~~with~~to ~~Article 15~~CVC ofCapital ~~the~~Partners ~~Securities~~for ~~Trading~~€ ~~Act~~1.5 ~~(WpHG)~~Billion

~~Re:~~E.ON ~~Viterra~~is ~~divestment;~~selling ~~net~~Ruhrgas ~~income~~Industries GmbH to CVC Capital Partners, a European private equity firm, for a purchase price of € 1.5 billion. Of this amount, close to € 1.2 billion is for equity, and roughly € 0.3 billion for net debt and provisions to be assumed by the purchaser.

E.ON ~~sells~~expects ~~Viterra~~the sale to ~~Deutsche~~yield ~~Annington~~a gain in the magnitude of € 600 million, which will be reported under US GAAP as net income from discontinued operations. Completion of the transaction, which is anticipated by the end of August 2005, is contingent on clearance by anti-trust authorities and approval by E.ON supervisory bodies.

~~Strong~~The ~~disposal~~Ruhrgas ~~gains~~Industries ~~are~~Group ~~expected~~has toleading ~~result~~positions in ~~substantially~~the ~~higher~~fields ~~net~~of ~~income~~measurement ~~for~~and ~~2005~~control as well as industrial furnaces worldwide. In 2004, the Group’s sales totaled approx. € 1.4 billion.

E.ON ~~AG,~~CEO ~~Düsseldorf,~~Wulf ~~sells~~H. ~~Viterra~~Bernotat: to,,By ~~Deutsche~~selling ~~Annington~~Ruhrgas ~~GmbH,~~Industries ~~Düsseldorf.~~we ~~The~~have ~~transaction~~almost ~~has~~completed aE.ON’s ~~total~~transformation ~~value~~into ofa ~~approximately~~pure-play €energy ~~7 billion,~~company. ~~comprising~~We ~~the~~are ~~purchase~~thus ~~price~~fully ~~for~~concentrating ~~the~~our ~~equity of~~Group’s ~~approximately € 4 billion~~strength and ~~the~~potential ~~net~~on ~~debt~~our ~~and~~core ~~provisions~~business of ~~Viterra~~power ofand gas, which we are expanding profitably ~~approximately € 3 billion~~both in Germany and abroad.“

~~E.ON~~This ~~expects~~press torelease ~~realize~~may acontain ~~gain~~forward-looking instatements ~~the~~based ~~order~~on ofcurrent ~~approximately~~assumptions €and forecasts 2made by E.~~4 billion~~ON ~~from~~Group ~~the~~management. ~~sale~~Various inknown ~~fiscal year~~and ~~2005~~unknown risks, ~~which~~uncertainties ~~according~~and other factors could lead to USmaterial ~~GAAP~~differences ~~will~~between bethe ~~reported~~actual infuture results, ~~from~~financial ~~discontinued~~situation, development ~~operations~~or performance of the company and the estimates given here. ~~The~~These factors include those ~~transaction~~discussed ~~still~~in ~~requires~~our ~~clearance~~public ~~from~~reports ~~anti-trust~~filed ~~authorities~~with asthe ~~well~~Frankfurt asStock ~~approval~~Exchange byand with the EU.ONS. ~~supervisory~~Securities ~~board~~ and ~~should~~Exchange beCommission ~~completed~~(including byour ~~July 2005~~Annual Report on Form 20-F). The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.

Owing to this successful transaction E.ON now expects net income for the financial year 2005 to surpass the net income of 2004 substantially.

- End of ad hoc announcement – May 17, 2005

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

E.ON AG


	E.ON AG
Date: June 16, 2005	By:	/s/ Michael C. Wilhelm
	Michael C. Wilhelm
	Senior Vice President Accounting

Date: May 18, 2005	By:	/s/ Michael C. Wilhelm
	Michael C. Wilhelm
	Senior Vice PresidentAccounting

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