Axel Springer AG / Preliminary Results/Quarter Results 19.10.2009 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 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 § 15 WpHG Axel Springer AG increases preliminary EBITDA to 102.4 million euro in the third quarter In a still challenging market environment, Axel Springer AG achieved according to preliminary figures earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of 102.4 million euro during the third quarter of the financial year 2009 which is 10.5% above the EBITDA of 92.7 million euro reached during the same period of the previous year. However, with 264.7 million euro the preliminary EBITDA for the first nine months of the financial year 2009 was below the EBITDA of 306.6 million euro reached during the same period of the previous year. Preliminary revenues amounted to 622.4 million euro during the third quarter after 651.0 million euro reached in the third quarter of the previous year. During the first nine months preliminary revenues amounted to 1,877.2 million euro (previous year: 1,994.1 million euro). These preliminary figures do not yet include effects from the first-time consolidation of Stepstone ASA in which the company acquired the majority at the beginning of September 2009. With view to a market environment that remains challenging, the Management Board of Axel Springer AG confirms its expectations for the full year in spite of the positive development of earnings in the third quarter 2009 and continues to expect an EBITDA and revenues in the financial year 2009 both significantly below the record levels achieved in 2008. Berlin, October 19, 2009 Axel Springer Aktiengesellschaft Axel-Springer-StraÃe 65 D-10888 Berlin Germany Contact: Claudia Thomé +49 (0)30 2591-77421 claudia.thome@axelspringer.de 19.10.2009 |[![CDATA[|[a href="http://www.dgap.de"|]Financial News transmitted by DGAP|[/a|]]]|] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Berlin, München, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: Axel Springer AG increases preliminary EBITDA to 102.4 million euro in the third quarter
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