59To Our Shareholders Supervisory Board Year in Review Combined Group Management Report Additional Information Market Units Corporate Governance Consolidated Financial Statements Tables and Explanations The number of employees at Pan-European Gas declined mainly due to efficiency-enhancement measures at E.ON Gaz Distributie in Romania. U.K.'s workforce was higher due to headcount increases in the Retail and Energy Services businesses. The increase in Nordic's workforce was primarily the result of the strategy in some business areas to replace contractor staff with internal staff and the acquisition of an energy services company. The number of employees at U.S. Midwest rose by about 3 per- cent since year end 2006 due mainly to the construction of the Trimble County 2 generating unit and capital expansion projects. At year end 2007, the Corporate Center/New Markets segment had 5,983 employees. This increase is primarily attributable to the acquisition of OGK-4 (a Russian power producer with approximately 5,300 employees) and wind-farm operators E2-I and Airtricity. Gender and Age Profile, Part-Time Staff At the end of 2007, around 28 percent of our employees were women. Going forward, we want this figure to increase, particularly the percentage of women in management posi- tions. Currently, 10 percent of our senior managers and 4 per- cent of our top executives are women. At year end 2007, our average employee was about 41 years old and had worked for us for about 14 years. A total of 6,195 E.ON Group employees were on a part-time schedule, of whom 4,438, or 72 percent, were women. Employee turnover result- ing from voluntary terminations averaged around 4 percent across the organization. Geographic Profile At year end 2007, the E.ON Group employed 53,200 people, or 60.6 percent of our workforce, outside Germany. This rep- resents an increase from the figure of 46,598 employees, or 57.8 percent of our workforce, for year end 2006. This is largely attributable to the acquisition of OGK-4, a Russian power producer. Apprentice Programs E.ON has always placed great emphasis on apprentice pro- grams. In 2007, apprentices accounted for more than 7 per- cent of the E.ON Group's workforce in Germany, a further improvement from the prior years. Established in 2003, the E.ON training initiative continued in 2007. Beyond our regular apprenticeship programs, over 600 young people in Germany were offered prospects for the future through vocational training or an internship to prepare them for training. In another component of our training ini- tiative , 430 disadvantaged young people received prepara- tory training for a future apprenticeship at 19 project locations. Germany United Kingdom Romania Sweden Russia Hungary USA and Canada Czech Republic Bulgaria Other2 Dec. 31, 2007 37,414 17,143 10,568 5,466 5,320 4,958 3,077 2,562 2,357 1,893 Employees by Region1 1Includes board members, managing directors, and apprentices. 2Includes Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Norway, Denmark, and certain other countries. Central Europe Pan-European Gas E.ON AG/Other E.ON Group Dec. 31, 2007 2,369 276 11 2,656 Apprentices in Germany