FRANKFURT, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Siemens Energy

has agreed to pay $104 million to settle an investigation with

U.S. authorities, it said, after it used stolen trade secrets to

inflate bids for contracts five years ago.

The proposed settlement with a U.S. court in Virginia

revolves around allegations of theft of trade secrets that

Siemens Energy had used to bid to provide gas turbine equipment

and servicing to Dominion Energy Inc ( D ) in 2019.

The settlement is subject to approval by the court, which is

scheduled for Dec. 5.

An initial case, brought by Siemens Energy rival General

Electric ( GE ), was settled between the two companies in 2021.

Siemens Energy on Tuesday said the new settlement with the

U.S. Department of Justice would resolve the case, reiterating

that the company discovered the misconduct in 2020 and

"voluntarily reported the incident to the customer" and rivals

General Electric ( GE ) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ( MHVYF ).

Siemens Energy, which reports full-year results on Nov. 13,

in its fiscal third quarter report in August cited negative

one-offs related to a legacy project at its gas services

division.