Private Placements


In addition to the issue of bonds Bertelsmann AG (BAG) and its financing company Bertelsmann U.S. Finance LLC (BUS) have issued also private placements to cover its financial needs.

The following overview lists the current private placements issued by Bertelsmann:

Coupn

 Currancy

 Volume

Issuance

Repayment

Issuer

 4.690%

 USD

 100 million

04 / 2003

04 / 2010

BUS

 5.650%

 EUR

 100 million

10 /2008 

 10 / 2011

 BAG

 5.230%

 USD

 200 million

04 / 2003

04 / 2013

BUS

 5.050%

 EUR

 500 million

02 / 2008

02 / 2014

BAG

 5.330%

 USD

 200 million

04 / 2003

04 / 2015

BUS

 

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