RWE Aktiengesellschaft / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)
16.04.2008
Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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On 15 April 2008 Allianz SE, Munich, Germany, has informed us in accordance
with Sec. 21, Para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that
their share in voting rights in RWE Aktiengesellschaft due to a
temporarily redemption of securities lendings exceeded the 3% hurdle on
April 10, 2008, amounting to 4.18% on that day (21,873,151 voting rights).
4.17% (21,819,859 voting rights) of the voting rights are allocable to
Allianz SE pursuant to Sec. 22, Para. 1, Sentence 1, Item 1 of the German
Securities Trading Act (WpHG) and 0.01% (36,512 voting rights) is allocable
to Allianz SE pursuant to Sec. 22, Para. 1, Sentence 1, Item 6 of the
German Securities Trading Act (WpHG). The voting rights are allocated to
Allianz SE via Allianz Deutschland AG, Munich, Germany; whose share in
voting rights in RWE Aktiengesellschaft amounts to 3% or more
Furthermore, Allianz SE has informed us of the following in compliance with
Sec. 21, Para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) in conjunction
with Sec. 24 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG):
The share of voting rights in RWE Aktiengesellschaft held by Allianz
Deutschland AG, Munich, Germany, exceeded the 3% hurdle on April 10, 2008,
amounting to 4.08% on that day (21,370,905 voting rights). According to
Sec. 22, Para. 1, Sentence 1, Item 1 of the German Securities Trading Act
(WpHG), these voting rights are allocable to Allianz Deutschland AG. In
this connection the voting rights of Allianz
Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, Germany, which holds a share of
the voting rights in RWE Aktiengesellschaft of 3% or more, are allocable to
Allianz Deutschland AG.
The share of voting rights in RWE Aktiengesellschaft held by Allianz
Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, Germany, exceeded the 3% hurdle
on April 10, 2008, amounting to 3.61% on that day (18,244,029 voting
rights).
RWE Aktiengesellschaft
The Executive Board
DGAP 16.04.2008
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Language: English
Issuer: RWE Aktiengesellschaft
Opernplatz 1
45128 Essen
Deutschland
Internet: www.rwe.com
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