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RWE Aktiengesellschaft 30.04.2015 13:56 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG We received the following notification pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG on April 29, 2015: 1. Listed company: RWE Aktiengesellschaft Opernplatz 1, 45128 Essen, Germany 2. Notifier: Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, United States 3. Triggering event: Falling below threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 23.04.2015 6. Total amount of voting rights: 3.50% (equals 20148486 voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 575745499 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG: 2.11% (equals 12140446 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 2.11% (equals 12140446 voting rights) Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25 WpHG: 1.37% (equals 7880000 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 1.37% (equals 7880000 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG: 0.02% (equals 128040 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: MS Equity Financing Services (Luxembourg) Sarl, Morgan Stanley B.V., Morgan Stanley International Limited, Morgan Stanley Group (Europe), Morgan Stanley UK Group, Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash-Settled Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 28.04.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash-Settled Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 05.05.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash-Settled Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 29.03.2016 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash-Settled Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 02.05.2016 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash-Settled Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 04.07.2016 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash-Settled Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 23.01.2017 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash-Settled Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 13.02.2017 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash-Settled Call Option Maturity: Expiration date: 18.12.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash-Settled Call Option Maturity: Expiration date: 16.12.2016 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash-Settled Call Option Maturity: Expiration date: 29.01.2018 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash-Settled Future Maturity: Expiration date: 15.05.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash-Settled Put Option Maturity: Expiration date: 18.12.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash-Settled Put Option Maturity: Expiration date: 08.04.2021 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Physically-Settled Put Option Maturity: Expiration date: 19.06.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Physically-Settled Put Option Maturity: Expiration date: 18.12.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Physically-Settled Put Option Maturity: Expiration date: 17.06.2016 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Physically-Settled Put Option Maturity: Expiration date: 16.12.2016 30.04.2015 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: RWE Aktiengesellschaft Opernplatz 1 45128 Essen Germany Internet: www.rwe.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------