Preliminary announcement of the publication of financial reports according to Articles 37v, 37w, 37y of the WpHG [the German Securities Act]

Essen, 07 August 2017

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

Report: Financial report of the group (half-year/Q2)
Date of disclosure / German: August 14, 2017
Date of disclosure / English: August 14, 2017
German: http://www.rwe.com/rwe-zwischenbericht-H1-2017.pdf
English: http://www.rwe.com/rwe-interim-report-H1-2017.pdf