RWE Aktiengesellschaft / Key word(s): Disposal 01.03.2015 12:32 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced yesterday that the Secretary of State is not willing to provide a comfort letter for the change of control on the UK business of RWE Dea. Based on the agreements entered into with LetterOne-Group in January, the decision by DECC does not affect the completion of the transaction on March 2, 2015. These agreements provide for a transfer of the entire RWE Dea group including the UK business. Only if the EU or the US impose sanctions on LetterOne or its owners prior to the first anniversary of the completion, RWE will have to re-acquire the UK business. 01.03.2015 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: RWE Aktiengesellschaft Opernplatz 1 45128 Essen Germany Phone: +49 (0)201-12-15025 Fax: +49 (0)201-12-15265 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.rwe.com ISIN: DE0007037129, DE0007037145 WKN: 703712, 703714 Listed: Regulated Market in Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------