Rheinmetall AG 18.05.2015 21:02 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG We received the following notification pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG on May 13, 2015: 1. Listed company: Rheinmetall AG Rheinmetall Platz 1, 40476 Düsseldorf, Germany 2. Notifier: J.P. Morgan International Inc., New York, NY, United States 3. Triggering event: Exceeding Threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 11.05.2015 6. Total amount of voting rights: 8.64% (equals 3421435 voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 39599000 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG: 0.38% (equals 152257 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.38% (equals 152257 voting rights) Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25 WpHG: 0.03% (equals 11610 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.03% (equals 11610 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG: 8.23% (equals 3257568 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: J.P. Morgan Securities plc, J.P. Morgan Chase International Holdings, J.P. Morgan Chase (UK) Holdings Limited, J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited, J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited, Bank One International Holdings Corporation ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: 17.07.2015 Expiration date: 17.07.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: 19.01.2016 Expiration date: 19.01.2016 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: 17.07.2015 Expiration date: 17.07.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: 30.11.2015 Expiration date: 30.11.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: 13.01.2016 Expiration date: 13.01.2016 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: 26.05.2015 Expiration date: 26.05.2015 18.05.2015 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: Rheinmetall AG Rheinmetall Platz 1 40476 Düsseldorf Germany Internet: www.rheinmetall.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------