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BERTELSMANN AT A GLANCE is a media, services and education company that operates in about 50 countries around the . It includes the broadcaster RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin , the magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr, the music company BMG, the service provider , the Bertelsmann Printing Group, the Bertelsmann Education Group and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds. The company has around 130,000 employees and generated revenues of €17.3 billion in the 2020 financial year. Bertelsmann stands for creativity and entrepreneurship. This combination promotes first-class media content and innovative service solutions that inspire customers around the world.

Consolidated Revenues* by Region in percent Consolidated Revenues* by Category in percent Group key figures 6.6 Other countries 37.1 Services 16.5 Rights and licenses in € millions 2020 2019 2018 30.9 24.8 Group revenues 17,289 18,023 17,673

Operating EBITDA 3,143 2,887 2,586 25.3 Own products and merchandise Group profit 1,459 1,091 1,104 19.3 Other 11.9 France European countries 21.1 Advertising 6.5 *in 2020

SHAREHOLDER STRUCTURE

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA is a privately held Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (KGaA; partnership limited by shares). Three foundations (, Stiftung and BVG-Stiftung) indirectly hold 80.9 percent of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA shares, with the remaining 19.1 percent held indirectly by the Mohn family. All voting rights at the General Meeting of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Bertelsmann Management SE (General partner) are controlled by Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft (BVG).

BERTELSMANN ON THE Bertelsmann uses various financial instruments to diversify its financing sources. In this context the capital market plays an important part in Bertelsmann's financial strategy. Bertelsmann bases its financing policy on the requirements of a “Baa1/BBB+” credit rating and the associated qualitative and quantitative criteria. Credit ratings and capital market transparency make a considerable contribution to the Group’s financial security and independence. The following gives an overview of the financial targets and instruments:

Current Issuer Rating Financial Targets Listed Bonds issued by Bertelsmann: FY 2020 Coupon Issue volume Issuance Due ISIN Leverage factor 3.700% € 100m 2012 2032 XS08010794341) Baa2 Economic debt/ ≤ 2.5x 1.9 Op. EBITDA* Outlook: stable 2.625% € 750m 2012 2022 XS08116905502) Coverage ratio 2) Op. EBITDA / > 4.0x 8.3 1.750% € 500m 2014 2024 XS1121177767 Financial result* BBB 3.000% € 650m. 2015 2075 XS1222591023 Outlook: stable Equity ratio Equity / Total assets ≥ 25% 36.1 3.500% € 600m. 2015 2075 XS1222594472 (in percent) * after modifications 1.125% € 500m. 2016 2026 XS1400165350 1.500% € 50m 2017 2024 n. a.1) Publicly listed Profit Participation Certificates (PPC) 1.250% € 750m 2018 2025 XS18882292492) Breakdown by volume (of par value) Percentage of profit distribution 2.000% € 750m 2020 2028 XS2149280948 of par value for 2020: 6% 1.500% € 750m 2020 2030 XS2176558620 PPC 2001: 15% 1.000% € 100m 2020 2027 XS21790827271)

€301 (ISIN DE0005229942) 1) No official trading – private placement million PPC 1992: 8.65% 2) Outstanding nominal amount has been reduced by bond buyback. (ISIN DE0005229900) 94% Promissory Notes issued by Bertelsmann:

Coupon Issue volume Issuance Due

Download Download 1.787% € 150m 2015 2025 Interim Report 2021 Annual Report 2020 1.000%3) € 75m 2019 2026 1.600% € 100m 2020 2027 Financial Calendar: November 4, 2021 3) €10m floating rate (6-month EURIBOR + 100 bp)  Results for the first nine months 2021 CONTACT CONTACT PERSONS INVESTOR RELATIONS

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA Henrik Pahls Melanie Konstantinidis Carl-Bertelsmann-Straße 270 • 33311 Gütersloh SVP and Investor Relations Senior Associate Investor Relations [email protected] Phone: +49 5241 - 80 23 42 Phone: +49 5241 - 80 18 61

As of: August 31, 2021