Preliminary Announcement regarding the Disclosure of Financial Statements according to Articles 37v, 37w, 37x et seqq. of the WpHG [the German Securities Act]

Essen, 08 November 2016

RWE Aktiengesellschaft hereby announces that the following financial
reports shall be disclosed:

Report: Quarterly/ Interim statement within the 2nd half-year
Date of disclosure / German: November 14, 2016
Date of disclosure / English: November 14, 2016
German: http://www.rwe.com/RWE-Zwischenmitteilung-Q1-Q3-2016.pdf
English: http://www.rwe.com/RWE-interim-release-Q1-Q3-2016.pdf