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Essen, 31 May 2010

Notification concerning transactions by persons performing managerial responsibilities pursuant section 15 a WpHG


Details of the person subject to the disclosure requirement:

Last name: Birnbaum
First name: Dr. Leonhard
Company: RWE Aktiengesellschaft

Position: Executive Board Member

Information about the transaction with duty of notification:

Description of the financial instrument: RWE common share
ISIN/WKN of the financial instrument: DE0007037129
Type of transaction: Purchase
Date: 26.05.2010
Price: 58.8550
Currency: EUR
No. of items: 2,000
Total amount traded: 117,710.00
Place: over the counter

Information about the company with duty of publication:

Issuer: RWE Aktiengesellschaft
Opernplatz 1
45128 Essen
Deutschland
ISIN: DE0007037129
WKN: 703712




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