DGAP-AFR: Bertelsmann AG: Announcement according to Articles 37v, 37w, 37x et seqq. of the WpHG [the German Securities Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

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Bertelsmann AG / Preliminary announcement on the disclosure of financial statements

21.08.2008 

Announcement according to articles 37v, 37w, 37x ff. WpHG
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Bertelsmann AG hereby announces that the following financial reports shall
be disclosed:
Report: Financial report of the group (half-year)
Date of disclosure / German: August 28, 2008 
Date of disclosure / English: August 28, 2008 
German: http://www.bertelsmann.de/bertelsmann_corp/wms41/customers/bmir/pdf/Halbjahresbericht_2008.pdf
English: http://www.bertelsmann.de/bertelsmann_corp/wms41/customers/bmir/pdf/Interim_Report_2008.pdf

DGAP 21.08.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       Bertelsmann AG
              Carl-Bertelsmann-Straße 270
              33311 Gütersloh
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.bertelsmann.de
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