Group key data Financial calendar in d million 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Page Sales 2 351 2 460 2 664 2 902 2 864 15 Annual results press conference 28 May 2002 ANNUAL REPORT 2001 Change in % 4.1 4.6 8.3 8.9 – 1.3 Annual shareholders’ meeting 26 June 2002 Interim report 28 August 2002 Profit 15 Net income/loss for the year 108 141 151 98 – 198 ANNUAL REPORT 2001 REPORT ANNUAL Return on sales in % 4.6 5.7 5.7 3.4 – 6.9 Return on average equity in % 28.3 31.8 29.5 17.6 – 42.1 DVFA/SG income/loss 103 99 100 65 – 119 EBITA 223 287 262 217 331) Share details Balance sheet 17 d in 2000 2001 If you would like more information Balance sheet total 1 387 1 526 1 603 1 707 1 613 about the Annual Report, please contact: Dividend 1.43 – Fixed assets 674 699 807 869 904 Axel Springer Verlag AG Fixed assets cover in % 60.1 69.0 67.0 65.7 41.0 Tax credit 0.61 – Finance and Accounting/ Cash and cash equivalents 351 366 285 321 62 Dividend including Corporate Controlling Equity (excluding retained earnings) 405 482 540 571 370 tax credit 2.04 – Axel-Springer-Platz 1 20350 Hamburg Equity ratio in % 29.2 31.6 33.7 33.4 23.0 DVFA/SG income Germany Long-term liabilities 126 89 90 67 80 (excluding tax credit) 1.92 – 3.50 Telephone: ++ 49 (0)40 / 3 47-2 35 23 Year-end price 104.0 58.0 Fax: ++ 49 (0)40 / 3 47-2 42 89 Capital expenditure 202 145 243 204 234 E-mail: [email protected] Highest price 153.5 101.5 Depreciation 115 123 99 141 158 The Annual Report and other Cash flow 229 271 251 223 46 Lowest price 83.0 50.0 information about Axel Springer Verlag Average price 112.8 71.8 are also available on the Internet: 2) d http://www.asv.de Share in per share 15 Security identification number 550 135 DVFA/SG income/loss 3.02 2.91 2.94 1.92 – 3.50 ISIN DE0005501357 Dividend 1.02 1.33 1.43 1.43 – Bonus 0.2–––– Reuters SPRGn.F Year-end price 64.4 71.6 118.5 104.0 58.0 Bloomberg SPR GR Design: HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte GmbH & Co. Photography: Number of employees 20 Corporate Photo Annual average 12 195 12 052 12 504 13 590 14 069 Jens Waldenmaier, Hamburg Portraits: Ralf Tooten, Hamburg VERLAG AXEL SPRINGER 1) Before extraordinary items. 2) Figures for the years 1997 - 1999 adjusted to the 1:10 share split in 2000 to facilitate comparison. Aquarium photo on page 42 with the kind cooperation of Meereszentrum Fehmarn GmbH. Group key data Financial calendar in d million 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Page Sales 2 351 2 460 2 664 2 902 2 864 15 Annual results press conference 28 May 2002 ANNUAL REPORT 2001 Change in % 4.1 4.6 8.3 8.9 – 1.3 Annual shareholders’ meeting 26 June 2002 Interim report 28 August 2002 Profit 15 Net income/loss for the year 108 141 151 98 – 198 ANNUAL REPORT 2001 REPORT ANNUAL Return on sales in % 4.6 5.7 5.7 3.4 – 6.9 Return on average equity in % 28.3 31.8 29.5 17.6 – 42.1 DVFA/SG income/loss 103 99 100 65 – 119 EBITA 223 287 262 217 331) Share details Balance sheet 17 d in 2000 2001 If you would like more information Balance sheet total 1 387 1 526 1 603 1 707 1 613 about the Annual Report, please contact: Dividend 1.43 – Fixed assets 674 699 807 869 904 Axel Springer Verlag AG Fixed assets cover in % 60.1 69.0 67.0 65.7 41.0 Tax credit 0.61 – Finance and Accounting/ Cash and cash equivalents 351 366 285 321 62 Dividend including Corporate Controlling Equity (excluding retained earnings) 405 482 540 571 370 tax credit 2.04 – Axel-Springer-Platz 1 20350 Hamburg Equity ratio in % 29.2 31.6 33.7 33.4 23.0 DVFA/SG income Germany Long-term liabilities 126 89 90 67 80 (excluding tax credit) 1.92 – 3.50 Telephone: ++ 49 (0)40 / 3 47-2 35 23 Year-end price 104.0 58.0 Fax: ++ 49 (0)40 / 3 47-2 42 89 Capital expenditure 202 145 243 204 234 E-mail: [email protected] Highest price 153.5 101.5 Depreciation 115 123 99 141 158 The Annual Report and other Cash flow 229 271 251 223 46 Lowest price 83.0 50.0 information about Axel Springer Verlag Average price 112.8 71.8 are also available on the Internet: 2) d http://www.asv.de Share in per share 15 Security identification number 550 135 DVFA/SG income/loss 3.02 2.91 2.94 1.92 – 3.50 ISIN DE0005501357 Dividend 1.02 1.33 1.43 1.43 – Bonus 0.2–––– Reuters SPRGn.F Year-end price 64.4 71.6 118.5 104.0 58.0 Bloomberg SPR GR Design: HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte GmbH & Co. Photography: Number of employees 20 Corporate Photo Annual average 12 195 12 052 12 504 13 590 14 069 Jens Waldenmaier, Hamburg Portraits: Ralf Tooten, Hamburg VERLAG AXEL SPRINGER 1) Before extraordinary items. 2) Figures for the years 1997 - 1999 adjusted to the 1:10 share split in 2000 to facilitate comparison. Aquarium photo on page 42 with the kind cooperation of Meereszentrum Fehmarn GmbH. Segments Electronic Media Distribution Further equity holdings Newspapers starting on page 26 Sales breakdown Electronic Media starting on page 46 Sales breakdown d d in million 2000 2001 9% Other countries in million 2000 2001 2% Other countries 100% Buch- und Zeitschriftenverlags- 0.15% Axel Springer Media 88.5829% AKTUELL Presse-Fern- 100% CompuTel 100% "Overbruck" Spedition 100% VVDG Verlags- und 1) 2) beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH Österreich GmbH, sehen GmbH & Co. KG, Telefonservice GmbH, GmbH, Industrieversicherungsdienste & Co. KG, Innsbruck/Austria 99.85% Vienna/Austria 10.0815%2) Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg GmbH, Berlin Sales 1 570 1 492 Sales 108 88 Capital: ATS 35.0 million Capital: ATS 327.511 million Capital: DEM 100.36 million Capital: DEM 0.1 million Capital: DEM 3.0 million Capital: DEM 0.15 million EBITA 183 81 EBITA 14 – 25 65% Alpenländische Medien- 65% Moser Holding AG, 5.6% ProSiebenSAT.1 Media AG,3) 100% Bild.de AG, 5) 100% Z.Z.-Verlagsservice 100% ASV Direktmarketing 1) verwaltungsgesellschaft Innsbruck/Austria Unterföhring Berlin Eichberg GmbH & Co. KG, GmbH, mbH & Co. KG, Capital: ATS 11.5 million 5.9% Capital: Capital: EUR 1.0 million Mörfelden-Walldorf Berlin Depreciation 45 41 Depreciation 7 11 Innsbruck/Austria EUR 194.4864 million Capital: DEM 0.05 million Capital: DEM 0.05 million Capital: ATS 50.0 million Capital expenditure 57 44 Capital expenditure 19 40 1) 5) 65% Schlüsselwerbung Moser 100% Schlüsselwerbung J.S. 7.6% KG Hamburg 1 Fernsehen 100% AS Content GmbH, 100% Axel Springer Verlag 74.9% GMZ Druckerei Number of employees 6 303 6 326 Number of employees 397 435 Ges.mbH & Co. OHG, Moser Ges.mbH, Beteiligungs GmbH & Co., Hamburg Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH, GmbH & Co., 91% Germany 98% Germany Innsbruck/Austria Innsbruck/Austria Hamburg Capital: EUR 0.025 million Hamburg Berlin Capital: ATS 1.0 million Capital: ATS 0.5 million Capital: DEM 10.0 million Capital: DEM 0.262 million Capital: DEM 6.0 million 65% TT-Medienholding 100% TT-Verlags- und 100% AS TV-Produktions- und 70% AutoEuro GmbH & Co. KG, 60.68% Buch- und Presse- 90% PPS Presse-Programm- Ges.mbH, Management Ges.mbH, Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg Großvertrieb Hamburg Service GmbH, Magazines starting on page 34 Sales breakdown Printing starting on page 50 Sales breakdown Innsbruck/Austria Innsbruck/Austria Hamburg Capital: DEM 0.1 million GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg Berlin Capital: ATS 0.5 million Capital: ATS 0.5 million Capital: DEM 0.1 million Capital: DEM 0.75 million Capital: DEM 0.05 million d d in million 2000 2001 in million 2000 2001 6% Other countries 48.5% V.V.Vertriebs-Vereinigung 100% Intergraphik Ges.mbH, 100% MOHO Medien- 49% ISPR Internationale Sport- 100% Interactive Media 1) 24.5% Kieler Zeitung GmbH & Co. 24% Other countries Berliner Zeitungs- und Innsbruck/Austria verwaltung GmbH, rechte-Verwertungsgesell- CCSP AG, Offsetdruck KG, Sales 750 758 Sales 679 643 Zeitschriften Grossisten Capital: ATS 0.5 million Innsbruck/Austria schaft mbH, Munich Hamburg Kiel GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin Capital: ATS 0.8 million Capital: DEM 1.0 million Capital: EUR 0.901 million Capital: DEM 5.0 million Capital: EUR 0.11 million EBITA 33 13 EBITA 5 1 1) 1) Depreciation 25 22 Depreciation 55 33 100% TT-Logistik Ges.mbH, 100% Schlüsselverlag 100% Axel Springer TV 100% AS Venture GmbH, 32% Presse-Vertrieb Pfalz Innsbruck/Austria J.S. Moser Ges.mbH, Productions GmbH, Potsdam GmbH & Co. KG, Capital: ATS 0.5 million Innsbruck/Austria Hamburg Capital: EUR 7.5 million Frankenthal Capital expenditure 31 27 Capital expenditure 93 89 Capital: ATS 33.0 million Capital: DEM 0.25 million Capital: DEM 0.5 million Number of employees 2 553 2 829 76% Germany Number of employees 3 065 2 977 100% Multimedia 100% Axel Springer TV 1) 25% Booxtra GmbH & Co. KG, 47.52% dsb Abo-Betreuung GmbH, 94% Germany Produktions Ges.mbH, NEWS GmbH, Augsburg Neckarsulm Innsbruck/Austria Hamburg Capital: EUR 0.5 million Capital: DEM 0.25 million Capital: ATS 0.5 million Capital: EUR 0.025 million 51% Sportmagazin Verlags GmbH, 100% Schwartzkopff TV-Produc- 100% ZZ-Kurier Gesellschaft für 1) Books starting on page 42 Sales breakdown Group Sales breakdown Vienna/Austria tions GmbH & Co.