Rheinmetall AG 12.03.2015 16:05 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 March 10, 2015: 1. Listed company: Rheinmetall AG Rheinmetall Platz 1, 40476 Düsseldorf, Germany 2. Notifier: UBS Group AG, Zürich, Switzerland 3. Triggering event: Exceeding Threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 04.03.2015 6. Total amount of voting rights: 5.25% (equals 2077864 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: 1.16% (equals 459445 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 1.16% (equals 459445 voting rights) Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25 WpHG: 0.87% (equals 345589 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.87% (equals 345589 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG: 3.21% (equals 1272830 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: UBS AG, UBS O'Connor Limited ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Put option Maturity: Expiration date: 13.03.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 14.03.2016 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 01.04.2016 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 08.12.2016 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 20.12.2016 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 01.03.2017 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 13.07.2017 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 01.08.2017 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 03.11.2017 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 10.01.2018 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 15.01.2018 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 05.02.2018 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 22.02.2018 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 04.05.2018 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 01.10.2018 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 04.12.2019 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap Maturity: Expiration date: 03.02.2020 12.03.2015 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: Rheinmetall AG Rheinmetall Platz 1 40476 Düsseldorf Germany Internet: www.rheinmetall.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------