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

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

30.04.2008 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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On April 29, 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 fell below the 3% hurdle on
April 25, 2008, amounting to 2.073% on that day (10,850,073 voting rights).
2.066% (10,811,703 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 0.004% (21,590 voting rights) are
allocable to Allianz SE pursuant to Sec. 22, Para. 1, Sentence 1, Item 6 of
the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG).

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, fell below the 3% hurdle on April 25,
2008, amounting to 1.94% on that day (10,151,977 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.

The share of voting rights in RWE Aktiengesellschaft held by Allianz
Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, Germany, fell below the 3% hurdle
on April 25, 2008, amounting to 1.55% on that day (8,136,744 voting
rights).

RWE Aktiengesellschaft

The Executive Board 

DGAP 30.04.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       RWE Aktiengesellschaft
              Opernplatz 1
              45128 Essen
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.rwe.com
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