Rheinmetall AG / Key word(s): Legal Matter 10.12.2014 17:01 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH (RDE), a Bremen-based subsidiary of Rheinmetall AG, will accepted a fine imposed by the senior prosecutor in Bremen. The decision comes in the wake of a meeting of the Executive and the Supervisory Board of Rheinmetall AG. This brings to an end criminal proceedings relating to the allegation that unauthorized payments were made during arms deals in Greece by a representative of the company in that country. During the legal proceedings, RDE was accused of failing to detect and prevent suspicious payments to sales partners due to inadequate internal controls. The total fine amounts to EUR 37.07 million. The portion of this amount allocated to the confiscation of profits, which can be applied towards tax, comes to EUR 36.77 million. 10.12.2014 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 Phone: +49 (0)211 473-4718 Fax: +49 (0)211 473-4157 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.rheinmetall.com ISIN: DE0007030009 WKN: 703000 Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg, München, Stuttgart; Freiverkehr in Hannover End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------