Bertelsmann AG / Preliminary announcement on the disclosure of financial statements 23.03.2011 15:13 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 29, 2011 Date of disclosure / English: March 29, 2011 German: http://www.bertelsmann.de/bertelsmann_corp/wms41/customers/bmir/pdf/PDF_Jahresab schlussx.pdf English: http://www.bertelsmann.de/bertelsmann_corp/wms41/customers/bmir/pdf/PDF_financia l_statementsx.pdf Report: Annual financial report of the group Date of disclosure / German: March 29, 2011 Date of disclosure / English: March 29, 2011 German: http://www.bertelsmann.de/bertelsmann_corp/wms41/customers/bmir/pdf/PDF_Geschaef tsberichtx.pdf English: http://www.bertelsmann.de/bertelsmann_corp/wms41/customers/bmir/pdf/PDF_annual_r eportx.pdf 23.03.2011 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: Bertelsmann AG Carl-Bertelsmann-StraÃe 270 33311 Gütersloh Deutschland Internet: www.bertelsmann.de End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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