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Mittwoch, 06.09.2006 08:01 von 

Ad hoc announcement §15 WpHG 
 
Agreement/Acquisition 
 
Bertelsmann Announces Agreement to Sell BMG Music Publishing Group to Vivendi 
 
Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. 
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. 
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Gütersloh, September 6, 2006 – Bertelsmann announced today that it has 
signed a definitive agreement for the sale of BMG Music Publishing Group to 
Vivendi for an aggregate purchase price of €1.63 billion. The transaction 
has been approved by the Supervisory Boards of Bertelsmann and Vivendi. 
Bertelsmann expects to receive the funds prior to year-end 2006. 
 
The sale of BMG Music Publishing allows Bertelsmann to repay a significant 
portion of the €4.5 billion of debt raised to finance the repurchase of 
GBL’s 25 percent stake in Bertelsmann. This transaction underscores 
Bertelsmann’s continued commitment to the deleveraging strategy. 
 
BMG Music Publishing generated €371 million of revenue and €81 million of 
earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) 
for the twelve months ended December 31, 2005. Bertelsmann expects that the 
sale will increase net income by approx. €1 billion. 
 
Bertelsmann AG, Carl-Bertelsmann-Str. 270, 33311 Gütersloh.  
ISIN DE0005229900, official trading in Frankfurt. 
ISIN DE0005229942, official trading in Frankfurt and Düsseldorf. 
 
Journalists please contact: 
Bertelsmann AG 
Andreas Grafemeyer 
Corporate Communications 
Phone.: +49 – 52 41 – 80 24 66 
andreas.grafemeyer@bertelsmann.de 
 
Investors please contact: 
Bertelsmann AG 
Roger Schweitzer 
Corporate Treasury and Finance 
Phone: +49 – 5241 – 80 22 49 
roger.schweitzer@bertelsmann.de 
 
(c)DGAP 06.09.2006  
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Language:     English 
Issuer:       Bertelsmann AG 
              Carl-Bertelsmann-Straße 270 
              33311 Gütersloh Deutschland 
Phone:        05241/80-0 
Fax:          05241/80-966 2 
E-mail:       info@bertelsmann.de 
WWW:          www.bertelsmann.de 
ISIN:         DE0005229900, DE0005229942 
WKN:          522990, 522994 
Indices:       
Listed:       Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr 
              in Berlin-Bremen, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, München 
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