Bertelsmann successfully places Benchmark bond

Bertelsmann AG has taken advantage of the favorable market conditions and successfully placed a €750 million benchmark bond. The bond, listed in Luxembourg, has a ten-year maturity and a fixed coupon of 2.625 percent. It serves to refinance pending maturities. The issue, which was heavily oversubscribed, was placed exclusively with institutional investors in Germany, the U.K. and other European countries. HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland and Société Générale served as underwriters.

The total amount of Bertelsmann’s economic debt remains unchanged by the transaction. Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s rate Bertelsmann AG a Baa1 and BBB+ respectively, both with stable outlook.

About Bertelsmann AG
Bertelsmann is an international media company whose core divisions encompass television (RTL Group), book publishing (Random House), magazine publishing (Gruner + Jahr), and outsourcing services (Arvato) in 50 countries. In 2010, the company’s businesses, with their 100,000 employees, generated revenues of €15.8 billion. Bertelsmann stands for a distinctive combination of creativity and entrepreneurship that empowers the creation of first-rate media, communications, and service offerings to inspire people around the world and to provide innovative solutions for customers.

For further questions, please contact:

Bertelsmann AG
Andreas Grafemeyer
Senior Vice President Media Relations
Phone: +49 – 52 41 / 80 24 66
andreas.grafemeyer@bertelsmann.de

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