Rheinmetall AG 13.05.2015 13:23 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. 25, Sec. 1 WpHG We received the following notification pursuant to Art. 25, Sec. 1 WpHG on May 12, 2015: 1. Listed company: Rheinmetall AG Rheinmetall Platz 1, 40476 Düsseldorf, Germany 2. Notifier: UBS Group AG, Zürich, Switzerland 3. Triggering event: Falling below threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 07.05.2015 6. Total amount of voting rights: 4.81% (equals 1904490 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. 25 WpHG: 2.75% (equals 1088313 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 2.75% (equals 1088313 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG: 2.06% (equals 816177 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25 WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: UBS AG ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: 'at any time' Exercise period: Maturity: Expiration date: 13.05.2015 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------