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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. 25, Sec. 1 WpHG We received the following notification pursuant to Art. 25, Sec. 1 WpHG on April 29, 2015: 1. Listed company: RWE Aktiengesellschaft Opernplatz 1, 45128 Essen, Germany 2. Notifier: Morgan Stanley International Limited, London, United Kingdom 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: 0.71% (equals 4080000 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. 25 WpHG: 0.71% (equals 4080000 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.71% (equals 4080000 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG: 0% (equals 0 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25 WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: Morgan Stanley Group (Europe), Morgan Stanley UK Group, Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Morgan Stanley Turnberry Limited, Morgan Stanley Montgomerie Investments Limited, Morgan Stanley Equity Derivative Services (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l. ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Retransfer Claims Exercise period: Maturity: Expiration date: Various contracts that can be exercised at the lender's discretion. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------