Notifications of voting rights in accordance with the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG)

Pursuant to Sec. 21, Para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), anyone whose share of a domestic issuer’s voting rights equals, exceeds or falls below 3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 50% or 75% as a result of a purchase or sale or by any other means is obliged to inform the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) that they have achieved, exceeded or fallen below the aforementioned thresholds immediately or within no more than four trading days.

In accordance with Sec. 26 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), RWE AG is obliged to publish such notices immediately or within no more than three trading days from the receipt of the notification.