DGAP-PVR: RWE Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution


RWE Aktiengesellschaft / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

27.12.2007 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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On December 21, 2007, RW Energie-Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG,
Dortmund, Federal Republic of Germany, informed us pursuant to Sec. 21,
Para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), that its share of
voting rights in RWE Aktiengesellschaft, Essen, Germany, through shares
exceeded the threshold of 15 % for voting rights as of December 20, 2007.
Its share of voting rights amounts to a rounded 16.089% (corresponding to
84,212,447 bearer shares, which equal 84,212,447 votes).

Furthermore, RWEB Verwaltungs GmbH, Dortmund, Federal Republic of Germany,
informed us pursuant to Sec. 21, Para. 1 of the German Securities Trading
Act (WpHG) that its share of voting rights in RWE Aktiengesellschaft,
Essen, Germany, fell below the thresholds of 10%, 5% and 3% for voting
rights in RWE Aktiengesellschaft's through shares as of December 10, 2007.
On December 10, 2007, its share of voting rights amounted to 0%
(corresponding to 0 bearer shares, which equal 0 votes).


Essen, 27 December 2007

RWE Aktiengesellschaft

The Executive Board 

DGAP 27.12.2007 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       RWE Aktiengesellschaft
              Opernplatz 1
              45128 Essen
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.rwe.com
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