Dec 04 - Incorporation of Italgas Più and of EniData into Eni

Eni announces that today the deeds for the merger by incorporation of Italgas Più and of EniData into Eni have been signed.

The mergers will become effective from January, 1 2005.

With this deeds, the commercial activities of Italgas Più and the Information Technology activities of the Group become part of Eni.

The company Italgas maintains its registered office in Turin and will continue to manage the municipal distribution network activities.

In particular, as a result of the merger of Italgas Più, Eni will directly serve approximately 5 million clients (families, industries, services sector), optimizing the value of its commercial arrangement through its structures, located in Turin as well.