Geneva, 15 December 2008 – Essent, GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland B.V. and Lundin Netherlands B.V. have closed a deal for the delivery and sale of natural gas from the Dutch North Sea.

Geneva, 09 December 2008 - Essent Trading has expanded its international trade activities in the Nordic region, with the opening of a new representative office in Norway.

Arnhem / The Hague, 8 December 2008 - Essent Business Development B.V. (Essent) and Shell Gas & Power Developments B.V. (Shell) today agreed to study the feasibility of a 1,000-megawatt, low-CO2 power plant.

Geneva, 05 December 2008 - Essent Trading has expanded its international trade activities in Asia, with the opening of a new representative office in Singapore.

Geneva, 25 November 2008 - Essent Trading is pleased to announce today that it bought and received on November 14 the first ever Gold Standard Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) issued for the People’s Republic of China.

Antwerp/Genk, 13 November 2008 Essent Belgium has definite plans to build a CCGT power plant in Genk-Zuid. The power plant will further strengthen Essent's production capacity in Belgium and have a favourable effect on employment in the region.

Geneva, 4 November 2008 – Essent Trading has been granted a license for trading natural gas on the Spanish market, giving the energy trading firm access to one of Europe’s most important gas markets.

Geneva, 14 October 2008 – Essent Trading is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Hayes to the position of Regional Vice President Italia. Hayes will be based in Essent Trading’s Milan office.

Geneva, 3 September 2008 – Appointment of Executive Vice President Global Gas and LNG Origination.

Geneva, 20 August 2008 - Essent Trading executes first power deals in Hungary. Essent Trading executed its first power deals in Hungary with Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe Ltd. and RWE Supply and Trading GmbH.

Geneva and Brussels, 14 August 2008 - T-Power signed yesterday a tolling agreement with Essent Trading for the entire 420 MW capacity from its proposed CCGT plant at Tessenderlo, Belgium.

Arnhem, 07 August 2008 - Volume growth and cost control drive profit growth of commercial business; Increasing capital expenditure and lower tariffs put pressure on results network operations; Essent remains leading in sustainable energy.

Geneva, 15 July 2008 - John Norling has been named Essent Trading’s Vice President of Optimization & Asset Trading.

Arnhem, 27 June 2008 – Essent's shareholders agree to the strategy of Essent’s commercial arm, of eventually seeking to join up with an international partner.

Arnhem, 26 June 2008 – This new name represents an important step for the grid company on its route to independence.

Arnhem, 13 June 2008 - Essent has signed a contract with Alstom regarding the modernisation and expansion of the Claus Power Plant in Maasbracht, Limburg.

Geneva, 6 June 2008 - Essent Trading and Dutch bank ING today completed an emissions reductions purchase agreement with the Danish based company Core Carbon Group ApS.

Arnhem, 28 May 2008 - In the coming years Essent will be investing in several large-scale gas-fired units and wind projects. The investments are the result of Essent's strategic objectives of providing reliable, reasonably-priced and sustainable energy.

Geneva, 1 May 2008 - Essent has joined the Energy Delta Institute (EDI) as an associated partner.

Geneva, 1 April 2008 - Essent Trading will buy all the electricity produced by the West-Flemish biosteam power plant, Electrawinds, and this for a period of 15 years.

Geneva, 26 March 2008 - Leading energy trading firm sets up local representative office in Madrid.

Arnhem, 28 February 2008 - Financial results 2007 Essent NV

Arnhem/Utrecht, 11 February 2008 - Maria van der Hoeven, Minister of Economic Affairs, will today unload the first consignment of coffee husks for generating Green Energy at Essent's Amer power plant in Geertruidenberg.

Arnhem, 21 January 2008 - Essent Trading and China Datang Corporation finalise an agreement in which Essent will purchase Certified Emissions Reductions.

Arnhem, 21 December 2007 - Essent has decided to use 100 per cent use of palm oil residues for the production of sustainable energy.

Arnhem, 14 December 2007 - Essent Trading appoints Senior Advisor for the Caspian Region and Turkey, which is an important step in diversification of Essent's gas supply portfolio.

Cologne/Düsseldorf, 19 September 2007 - Cologne utility company RheinEnergie AG and Deutsche Essent GmbH plan to have a close co-operation in the field of gas storage.

Arnhem, 7 September 2007 - Essent and Nuon terminate merger process.

Arnhem, 2 August 2007 - Essent's profits up despite mild weather conditions and tight pricing.

Utrecht/Arnhem, 10 July 2007 - Essent and Development organisation Solidaridad launch fair biomass with great reduction in CO₂ emissions.

Düsseldorf, 15 March 2007 - Essent outlines plans to construct wind energy parks with a total capacity of 138 MW in Germany during 2007.

Arnhem, 8 March 2007 - During the 2006 financial year, Essent NV established an excellent foundation for further growth in Northwest European energy markets.

Arnhem, 7 February 2007 - Essent NV is investing in the construction of a new 800 to 1,100 megawatt coal-fuelled facility using the latest technology designed to use clean biomass for around 30% of its fuel inputs.

Amsterdam/Arnhem, 1 February 2007 - Essent and Nuon announce their intention to merge into a single Dutch energy company.

Arnhem, 31 January 2007 - Essent NV today announced the completion of the sale of its Kabelcom division to two private equity firms, in line with it's determination to focus on its energy interests.

Den Bosch, 31 January 2007 - Essent Trading's initiative adds transparency to illiquid energy markets and structured products by providing real time pricing on an encrypted, bilateral trading platform.

Important step towards realisation of the North Sea East offshore wind park.

Investigation into the origins of Essent palm oil led by Professor Blok, of the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Report on discussions concerning the opening up of markets.

Statement as a result of the article in Het Financieele Dagblad from 21 Oct 2006 and other media regarding an alleged merger between Essent and Nuon.

Stadtwerke Flensburg and Essent support climate protection in Brazil.

Essent/novogate and Trianel agree on supply transaction at VTP.

Electricity supply to NS guaranteed for many years.

Essent awarded Best Software System for gas trading and risk management

BTG BioHeat transfers largest volume.