Rheinmetall AG 04.11.2011 15:13 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 Die Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt, Deutschland, hat der Rheinmetall AG mit Fax vom 4. November 2011 folgende Mitteilung gemäß § 21 Abs. 1 WpHG gemacht: 'Pursuant to sections 21 (1), 24 WpHG ('German Securities Trading Act') in conjunction with section 32 (2) InvG ('German Investment Act'), we hereby notify that the percentage of voting rights of our subsidary DWS Investment GmbH, 60327 Frankfurt, Germany, in Rheinmetall AG, 40476 Düsseldorf, Germanys, crossed below the threshold of 3% on 01 November 2011 and amounts to 2.962 % (1,173,000 voting rights) as per this date.' Rheinmetall AG Der Vorstand 04.11.2011 DGAP's 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------