RWE : Publication of a Voting Rights announcement according to Articles 26 and 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG from Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, United States

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 28, 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:
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:
8.49% (equals 48862014 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 12126965 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
2.11% (equals 12126965 voting rights)

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
Art. 25 WpHG:
6.19% (equals 35631734 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
6.19% (equals 35631734 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG:
0.19% (equals 1103315 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: 27.01.2016

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