FACTBOX-EU slaps 1.1 bln euro fine on E.ON, GDF Suez

July 8 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday
imposed a total fine of 1.1 billion euros on German utility E.ON
and GDF Suez for secretly carving up gas markets.[ID:nL8710239]

The companies were fined 553 million euros each, signalling
the EU's determination to crack down on suspected market
manipulation by big utility companies in the energy markets.

The fines were the first for an antitrust infringement in
the energy sector.

The biggest Commission fine on a single company was the
1.06-billion-euro penalty imposed on chipmaker Intel Corp in
May. The biggest cartel fine was the more than 1.3 billion euros
imposed on a group of car glass makers last November.

The following is a list of some of the big fines the
Commission has imposed for various antitrust infringements.

COMPANY MILLION EUROS YEAR

Intel Corp 1,060 2009

Microsoft 899 2008

Saint Gobain 896 2008

E.ON 553 2009

GDF Suez 553 2009

Microsoft 497 2004

ThyssenKrupp 480 2007

Hoffmann-La Roche AG 462 2001

Siemens 397 2007

Eni 272 2006

Lafarge SA 250 2002

BASF AG 239 2001

Otis 225 2007

Heineken NV 219 2007

Arkema 219 2006

Solvay 167 2006

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(Reporting by Bate Felix)