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

17.03.2009 

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: Annual financial report
Date of disclosure / German: March 24, 2009 
Date of disclosure / English: March 24, 2009 
German: http://investor.bertelsmann.de/Jahresabschluss_2008.pdf  
English: http://investor.bertelsmann.de/Financial_Statements_2008.pdf  
Report: Annual financial report of the group
Date of disclosure / German: March 24, 2009 
Date of disclosure / English: March 24, 2009 
German: http://investor.bertelsmann.de/Geschaeftsbericht_2008.pdf  
English: http://investor.bertelsmann.de/Annual_Report_2008.pdf  

DGAP 17.03.2009 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       Bertelsmann AG
              Carl-Bertelsmann-Straße 270
              33311 Gütersloh
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.bertelsmann.de
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