RWE : Publication of a Voting Rights announcement according to Articles 26 and 25, Sec. 1 WpHG from Morgan Stanley UK Group, London, United Kingdom

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 28, 2015:

1. Listed company:
RWE Aktiengesellschaft
Opernplatz 1, 45128 Essen, Germany

2. Notifier:
Morgan Stanley UK Group, London, United Kingdom

3. Triggering event:
Exceeding Threshold

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:
5%

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
22.04.2015

6. Total amount of voting rights:
5.70% (equals 32807009 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:
5.53% (equals 31831734 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
5.53% (equals 31831734 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG:
0.17% (equals 975275 voting rights)

8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25
WpHG:

Chain of controlled undertakings:
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:
Physically-Settled Call Option
Exercise period:
Maturity:
Expiration date: 19.06.2015

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Physically-Settled Call Option
Exercise period:
Maturity:
Expiration date: 18.12.2015

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Physically-Settled Call Option
Exercise period:
Maturity:
Expiration date: 17.06.2016

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Physically-Settled Call Option
Exercise period:
Maturity:
Expiration date: 16.12.2016

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.