Private Placements

In addition to the issue of bonds Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA (B) and its financing company Bertelsmann U.S. Finance LLC (BUS) have issued also private placements to cover its financial needs.

The following overview lists the current private placements issued by Bertelsmann:

Coupon

 Currency

 Volume

Issuance

Repayment

Issuer

 5.230%

USD

 200 million

 04 / 2003

 04 / 2013

BUS

 5.330%

USD

 200 million

 04 / 2003

 04 / 2015

BUS

 5.050%

EUR

 187 million

02 / 2008

02 / 2014

B

 6.000%

EUR

 30 million

 03 / 2009

 03 / 2014

B

 4.207%

EUR 

 60 million

05 / 2012

05 / 2019

B

 

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