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

Essen, 11 August 2016

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 11, 2016
Date of disclosure / English: August 11, 2016
German: http://www.rwe.com/RWE-Bericht-H1-2016.pdf
English: http://www.rwe.com/RWE-Report-H1-2016.pdf