Axel Springer AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous 09.09.2010 23:55 Veröffentlichung einer Ad-hoc-Mitteilung nach § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ad-hoc Announcement pursuant to section 15 WpHG Axel Springer intends to launch a public offer for all outstanding shares of Seloger.com SA After agreements upon the acquisition of 2,062,127 shares in Seloger.com SA at a price of EUR 34 per share in cash (approximately 12.4 % of the share capital of Seloger.com SA) as of today Axel Springer AG intends to launch a public offer for all the outstanding approximately 14,584,376 shares of Seloger.com SA at a price of EUR 34 per share in cash. The offer price represents a premium of approximately 13.3 % on the closing price of the share in Seloger.com SA on September 9, 2010 at the Paris Stock Exchange (NYSE Euronext Paris). The public offer would be filed with the French Securities Regulator (the Autorité des marchés financiers) in due course. The public offer is furthermore subject to merger control clearance. Seloger.com SA is a French stock corporation, with its registered office in Paris. Seloger.com SA is the leading operator of websites dedicated to the posting of property advertisements in France. The two main websites of the company are www.seloger.com and www.immostreet.com. Berlin, September 9, 2010 Axel Springer Aktiengesellschaft Axel-Springer-StraÃe 65 D-10888 Berlin Investor relations contact: Claudia Thomé +49 (0)30 2591-77421 claudia.thome@axelspringer.de 09.09.2010 23:55 DGAP's 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: Axel Springer AG Axel-Springer-StraÃe 65 10888 Berlin Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)30 2591-77421 Fax: +49 (0)30 2591-77422 E-mail: ir@axelspringer.de Internet: www.axelspringer.de ISIN: DE0005501357, DE0005754238 WKN: 550135, 575423 Indices: SDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Hamburg, München, Düsseldorf, Berlin, Hannover, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: Axel Springer AG intends to launch a public offer for all outstanding shares of Seloger.com SA
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