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Notification concerning transactions by persons performing managerial
responsibilities pursuant to section 15a of the WpHG

Directors' Dealings notification transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The person with duty of notification is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Details of the person subject to the disclosure requirement
Last name: Dr. h.c. Springer
First name: Friede

Position: Member of an administrative or supervisory body

Information about the transaction with duty of notification

Description of the financial instrument: Registered share with restricted transferability
ISIN/WKN of the financial instrument: DE0005501357
Type of transaction: Purchase
Date: 12.12.2008
Price: 43.985
Currency: EUR
No. of items: 6665
Total amount traded: 293160.03
Place: over the counter

Information about the company with duty of publication

Issuer: Axel Springer AG
Axel-Springer-Straße 65
10888 Berlin
Deutschland
ISIN: DE0005501357
WKN: 550135


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