Annual Document 2006




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Annual Document 2006

according to § 10 Securities Issue Prospectus Act (Wertpapierprospektgesetz - WpPG)

In the period from January 1, 2006 until March 7, 2007 (publication of the Annual Report 2006) Axel Springer AG has announced the following information and documents respectively:

Ad-hoc-Announcements persuant to section 15 WpHG

February 21, 2007

Third consecutive record result – Proposed dividend to double in 2006

December 19, 2006

Axel Springer acquires majority in Jean Frey

December 6, 2006

Offer Price for the Shares in Axel Springer Aktiengesellschaft determined

December 4, 2006

Price Range for the Sale of Shares in Axel Springer Aktiengesellschaft determined

November 23, 2006

Axel Springer conducts negotiations about Participation in Telewizja POLSAT Spolka Akcyjna

November 16, 2006

Axel Springer to Acquire Minority Stake in Turkish TV Company

October 16, 2006

Hellman & Friedman plans placement of Axel Springer shares

February 16, 2006

Axel Springer again achieves all-time record profit in 2005

February 1, 2006

Axel Springer AG and P7S1 Holding L.P. Mutually Agree to Terminate Axel Springer‘s Plans for a Takeover of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG

January 23, 2006

German Federal Cartel Office prohibits acquisition of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG by Axel Springer AG

January 16, 2006

Axel Springer AG withdraws proposal for remedy vis-à-vis the Federal Cartel Office

January 11, 2006

Axel Springer AG proposes to the Federal Cartel Office the sale of ProSieben in order to receive cartel-law clearance

January 10, 2006

Commission for Determining Concentration in the Media Sector prohibits acquisition of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG by Axel Springer AG

Directors’ Dealings announcements according to § 15a Securities Trading Act (WpHG)

Dezember 6, 2006

Sale of 211,051 shares by Brilliant 310. GmbH (German version)

July 13, 2006

Purchase of 680,000 shares by Brilliant 310. GmbH (German version)

July 13, 2006

Sale of 680,000 shares by Dr. h. c. Friede Springer (German version)

February 27, 2006

Sale of 1,020,000 shares by Dr. h. c. Friede Springer (German version)

Announcements according to § 26 Securities Trading Act (WpHG)

January 24, 2006

Notification of the Voting Interest of Friede Springer GmbH & Co. KG

(Publication in DIE WELT on January 24, 2006 on page 19, German version)

January 24, 2006

Notification of the Voting Interest of Friede Springer Verwaltungs GmbH

(Publication in DIE WELT on January 24, 2006 on page 19, German version)

Financial Reports

March 8, 2006

Annual Report 2005 (incl. Consolidated Financial Statements Group)

March 8, 2006

Financial Statements Axel Springer AG 2005

May 9, 2006

Interim Report January - March 2006

August 9, 2006

Interim Report January - June 2006

November 8, 2006

Interim Report January - September 2006

March 7, 2007

Annual Report 2006 (incl. Consolidated Financial Statements Group)

March 7, 2007

Financial Statements Axel Springer AG 2006

Shareholders’ Meeting

May 2, 2006

Dividend announcement

(Publication in DIE WELT on May 2, 2006 on page 12, German version)

March 17, 2006

Agenda of the General Shareholders' Meeting

(Publication in the electronic federal bulletin (Elektronischer Bundesanzeiger) and publication of the short version in DIE WELT on page 14 on March 17, 2006, German version)

Financial Calendar

Financial Calendar 2006

Information contained in this annual document or referred to may possibly no longer be up to date.

Berlin, April, 2007

Axel Springer AG


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Claudia Thomé
Claudia Thomé
Head of Investor Relations
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10888 Berlin
Tel: +49 30 2591 77421
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