Preliminary Announcement regarding the Disclosure of Financial Statements according to Articles 37v, 37w, 37x et seqq. of the WpHG [the German Securities Act]

Essen, 04 May 2016

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 12, 2016
Date of disclosure / English: May 12, 2016
German: http://www.rwe.com/RWE-Bericht-Q1-2016.pdf
English: http://www.rwe.com/RWE-Report-Q1-2016.pdf