Bertelsmann AG / Preliminary announcement on the disclosure of financial statements 15.03.2010 10:43 Announcement according to articles 37v, 37w, 37x ff. WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bertelsmann AG hereby announces that the following financial reports shall be disclosed: Report: Annual financial report Date of disclosure / German: March 23, 2010 Date of disclosure / English: March 23, 2010 German: http://www.bertelsmann.de/bertelsmann_corp/wms41/customers/bmir/pdf/Ankuendigung_pdf_Jahresabschluss.pdf English: http://www.bertelsmann.de/bertelsmann_corp/wms41/customers/bmir/pdf/Ankuendigung_pdf_FinancialStatements.pdf Report: Annual financial report of the group Date of disclosure / German: March 23, 2010 Date of disclosure / English: March 23, 2010 German: http://www.bertelsmann.de/bertelsmann_corp/wms41/customers/bmir/pdf/Ankuendigung_pdf_Geschaeftsbericht.pdf English: http://www.bertelsmann.de/bertelsmann_corp/wms41/customers/bmir/pdf/Ankuendigung_pdf_AnnualReport.pdf 15.03.2010 10:43 Ad hoc announcement, Financial News and Media Release distributed by DGAP. Medienarchiv at |[![CDATA[|[a href="http://www.dgap-medientreff.de"|]www.dgap-medientreff.de|[/a|]]]|] and |[![CDATA[|[a href="http://www.dgap.de"|]www.dgap.de|[/a|]]]|] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Bertelsmann AG Carl-Bertelsmann-StraÃe 270 33311 Gütersloh Deutschland Internet: www.bertelsmann.de End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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