Rheinmetall AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 20.10.2009 Dissemination of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Veröffentlichung gemäß § 26 Abs. 1 WpHG Der RH AG wurde per Telefax am 19. Oktober 2009 folgendes mitgeteilt - Alexander Roepers, New York, USA Voting Rights Announcement (Stimmrechtsmitteilung) pursuant to Sec. 21, 22 German Securities Trading Act ('WpHG') in relation to Rheinmetall AG (ISIN DE0007030009) I, the undersigned Alexander Roepers, hereby notify you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that my share in the voting rights of Rheinmetall AG (ISIN DE0007030009) fell below the threshold of 3% on October 14, 2009 and amounts, as at this date, to 2.9962% (this corresponds to 1,186,478 out of a total of 39,599,000 voting rights). All of the aforementioned voting rights are to be attributed to me pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in conjunction with sentence 2 WpHG. In addition, 1.37 % of the voting rights (corresponding to 544,194 voting rights) are to be attributed to me pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. - Atlantic Investment Management Incorporated, Wilmington, USA Voting Rights Announcement (Stimmrechtsmitteilung) pursuant to Sec. 21,22 German Securities Trading Act ('WpHG') in relation to Rheinmetall AG (ISIN DE0007030009) The undersigned Atlantic Investment Management Incorporated hereby notifies you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Rheinmetall AG (ISIN DE0007030009) fell below the threshold of 3% on October 14, 2009 and amounts, as at this date, to 2.9962% (this corresponds to 1,186,478 out of a total of 39,599,000 voting rights). All of the aforementioned voting rights are to be attributed to Atlantic Investment Management Incorporated pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 WpHG. 20.10.2009 financial News transmitted by DGAP --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Rheinmetall AG Rheinmetall Platz 1 40476 Düsseldorf Deutschland Internet: www.rheinmetall.com End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------