RWE : Publication of a Voting Rights announcement according to Articles 26 and 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG from Credit Suisse AG, Zurich, Switzerland

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 20, 2015:

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

2. Notifier:
Credit Suisse AG, Zurich, Switzerland

3. Triggering event:
Exceeding Threshold

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

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
14.04.2015

6. Total amount of voting rights:
6.01% (equals 34624803 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:
0.32% (equals 1840376 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
0.27% (equals 1534460 voting rights)

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
Art. 25 WpHG:
2.21% (equals 12698033 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
1.92% (equals 11032833 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG:
3.49% (equals 20086394 voting rights)

8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art.
25a, Sec. 1 WpHG:

Chain of controlled undertakings:
kopie, Kopie

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
Cash Settlement
Maturity:
Expiration date: 04.05.2015

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
Cash Settlement
Maturity:
Expiration date: 05.05.2015

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
Cash Settlement
Maturity:
Expiration date: 04.06.2015

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
Cash Settlement
Maturity:
Expiration date: 16.06.2015

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
Cash Settlement
Maturity:
Expiration date: 04.08.2015

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
Cash Settlement
Maturity:
Expiration date: 15.12.2015

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
Cash Settlement
Maturity:
Expiration date: 26.05.2016

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
Cash Settlement
Maturity:
Expiration date: 07.07.2016

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
Cash Settlement
Maturity:
Expiration date: 18.07.2016

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
Cash Settlement
Maturity:
Expiration date: 03.10.2016

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
Cash Settlement
Maturity:
Expiration date: 04.10.2016

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
Cash Settlement
Maturity:
Expiration date: 02.02.2017

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Long Put
Option, Physical Settlement
Maturity:
Expiration date: 08.05.2015

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Long Put
Option, Physical Settlement
Maturity:
Expiration date: 12.06.2015

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Long Put
Option, Physical Settlement
Maturity:
Expiration date: 11.09.2015

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Long Put
Option, Physical Settlement
Maturity:
Expiration date: 11.12.2015

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Long Put
Option, Physical Settlement
Maturity:
Expiration date: 10.06.2016