Annual Document 2007




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Annual Document 2007

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

In the period from January 1, 2007 until March 12, 2008 (publication of the Annual Report 2007) Axel Springer AG has announced the following information and documents respectively:

Ad-hoc-Announcements persuant to section 15 WpHG

March 3, 2008

Fourth consecutive record EBITA and dividend proposal of 4.00 Euros per share

December 19, 2007

Need for depreciation at Axel Springer due to PIN

December 10, 2007

Axel Springer intends to enter into a sale and purchase agreement with respect to its participation in ProSiebenSat.1.

June 28, 2007

Axel Springer to take over majority stake in PIN Group AG

June 26, 2007

Axel Springer to take over auFeminin.com SA

May 22, 2007

Acquisition of ZANOX.de AG by Axel Springer and PubliGroupe

February 21, 2007

Third consecutive record result – Proposed dividend to double in 2006

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

February 8, 2008

Purchase of 50,603 shares by Dr. h. c. Friede Springer

February 1, 2008

Purchase of 15,000 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd

January 29, 2008

Purchase of 39,022 shares by Dr. h. c. Friede Springer

January 29, 2008

Purchase of 8,635 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

January 28, 2008

Purchase of 4,123 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

January 25, 2008

Purchase of 23,626 shares by Dr. h. c. Friede Springer

December 21, 2007

Purchase of 1,913 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

October 12, 2007

Purchase of 4,150 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

September 13, 2007

Purchase of 2,321 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

September 12, 2007

Purchase of 743 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

September 11, 2007

Purchase of 886 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

August 10, 2007

Purchase of 2,235 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

August 9, 2007

Purchase of 16,761 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

August 8, 2007

Purchase of 356 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

July 23, 2007

Purchase of 2,000 shares by Oliver Heine

July 16, 2007

Purchase of 350 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

July 13, 2007

Purchase of 12,220 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

July 12, 2007

Purchase of 2,768 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

July 11, 2007

Purchase of 9,532 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

July 10, 2007

Purchase of 20,510 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

July 10, 2007

Purchase of 1,500 shares by Dr. Giuseppe Vita

July 9, 2007

Purchase of 3,500 shares by Dr. Giuseppe Vita

July 9, 2007

Purchase of 14,000 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

July 4, 2007

Purchase of 5,000 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

July 3, 2007

Purchase of 5,300 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

July 2, 2007

Purchase of 4,500 shares by TriAlpha Oceana Concentrated Opportunities Fund Ltd.

Announcements according to § 26 Securities Trading Act (WpHG)

November 30, 2007

Publication of voting rights of the Axel Springer AG

November 30, 2007

Publication of the total number of voting rights of the Axel Springer AG

October 30, 2007

Publication of the voting rights of the Axel Springer AG

January 19, 2007

Publication of voting rights of H&F Rose Partners, L.P., H&F Rose Investors Ltd., HFCP IV (Bermuda), L.P., H&F Investors IV (Bermuda), L.P. und H&F Corporate Investors IV (Bermuda) Ltd. (German version)

Financial Reports

March 12, 2008

Financial Statements Axel Springer AG 2007

March 12, 2008

Annual Report 2007 (incl. Consolidated Financial Statements Group)

November 7, 2007

Interim Report January – September 2007

August 8, 2007

Interim Report January – June 2007

May 15, 2007

Interim Report January – March 2007

March 7, 2007

Financial Statements Axel Springer AG 2006

March 7, 2007

Annual Report 2006 (incl. Consolidated Financial Statements Group)

Shareholders’ Meeting

April 23, 2007

Dividend announcement

(Publication in DIE WELT on April 23, 2007 on page 10, German version)

March 9, 2007

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 15 on March 9, 2007, German version)

Financial Calender

Financial Calender 2007

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

Berlin, March, 2008

Axel Springer AG


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Claudia Thomé
Claudia Thomé
Head of Investor Relations
Axel-Springer-Str. 65
10888 Berlin
Tel: +49 30 2591 77421
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