Preliminary announcement of the publication of quarterly reports and quarterly/interim statements according to Articles 37v, 37w, 37y of the WpHG [the German Securities Act]

Essen, 08 May 2017

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

Report: Quarterly financial report within the 1st half-year (Q1)
Date of disclosure / German: May 15, 2017
Date of disclosure / English: May 15, 2017
German: http://www.rwe.com/rwe-zwischenmitteilung-Q1-2017.pdf
English: http://www.rwe.com/rwe-interim-statement-Q1-2017.pdf