DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: RWE Aktiengesellschaft
RWE Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

20.03.2018 / 12:05
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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer
RWE Aktiengesellschaft
Huyssenallee 2
45128 Essen
Germany

2. Reason for notification
X Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
  Acquisition/disposal of instruments
  Change of breakdown of voting rights
X Other reason:
vesting liquidation proceeds

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name: City and country of registered office:
RW Holding AG i. L. Düsseldorf
Germany

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
 

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:
15 March 2018

6. Total positions
  % of voting rights attached to shares
(total of 7.a.)		 % of voting rights through instruments
(total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)		 total of both in %
(7.a. + 7.b.)		 total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation 0.22 % 0 % 0.22 % 575745499
Previous notification 5.08 % 0 % 5.08 % /

7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 33, 34 WpHG)
ISIN absolute in %
  direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG)		 indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG)		 direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG)		 indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE0007037129 1277346 0 0.22 % 0 %
Total 1277346 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG
Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion period Voting rights absolute Voting rights in %
%
   Total %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG
Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion period Cash or physical settlement Voting rights absolute Voting rights in %
%
     Total %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
X Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).
  Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

Name % of voting rights (if at least held 3% or more) % of voting rights through instruments (if at least held 5% or more) Total of both (if at least held 5% or more)
 

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG

Date of general meeting:
Holding position after general meeting: % (equals voting rights)

10. Other explanatory remarks:
On 22 June 2017 RW Holding AG i.L. has received 29,252,475 common shares in RWE AG which had originally been contributed to RWEB GmbH as compensation because of leaving RWEB GmbH. 204,483 common shares were sold by the company in several transactions in 2017. Additional 27,770,646 common shares in RWE AG were passed on to the shareholders in the course of the company's liquidation on 15 March 2018. 


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Language: English
Company: RWE Aktiengesellschaft
Huyssenallee 2
45128 Essen
Germany
Internet: www.rwe.com

 
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