E.ON Investor Relations defines IR-work as external and internal information management which aims to maximize market value and communicate investor demands internally. This includes the definition and realization of fundamental and value-creating principles in communications with all capital market participants:

• Openness
• Continuity
• Equal treatment
• Credibility

No "quiet period"Compliance with these principles enables IR to build long-term and trusting relationships with all target clients. These are institutional investors, financial analysts and private investors as well as anyone with an interest in the stock market. The following chart shows the interaction of E.ON Investor Relations between the capital market and the company:

To summarize, IR aims to implement the "Shareholder Value" concept, concentrating on the increase in shareholder value and stronger consideration of investor interests. IR stipulates a transparent and investor-orientated information policy that includes the ideas of shareholder value and corporate governance.