2014-10-14
Bastei Lübbe AG: Publisher and majority shareholder Stefan Lübbe dies unexpectedly
Bastei Lübbe AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous 14.10.2014 14:50 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ad hoc disclosure in accordance with section 15 WpHG: Bastei Lübbe AG: Publisher and majority shareholder Stefan Lübbe dies unexpectedly Cologne, 14 October 2014. Publisher Stefan Lübbe (57) died suddenly and unexpectedly yesterday on a trip abroad. The publisher and majority shareholder of Bastei Lübbe AG (ISIN DE000A1X3YY0) succumbed to a heart attack in the south of France. His wife Birgit Lübbe will inherit the publishing business and safeguard the family's business interests. The operating structure of Bastei Lübbe AG will remain unchanged. Stefan Lübbe had already passed operational business management to the Executive Board in 2013. About Bastei Lübbe AG: Bastei Lübbe AG is a publically held media company organised around its publishing venture. The Cologne-based company currently has around 335 employees. It publishes books, audio books, ebooks and digital products in both the literary and popular science genres, as well as serialised novels and puzzle magazines. Bastei Lübbe is also actively involved in brand licensing and the development, production and distribution of gift, decoration and merchandising articles. Bastei Lübbe has for many years enjoyed an almost unbroken streak as the market leader in the growing segment of hard-cover literature; in 2013 its literary ebooks division was also ranked number one on the market. 2013 saw the company's 60th anniversary celebration and its launch as a publicly traded company. Shares of Bastei Lübbe AG are listed in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (WKN A1X3YY, ISIN DE000A1X3YY0). Contact for Bastei Lübbe AG: Barbara Fischer Director of PR and Event Marketing Tel.: +49 (0) 221 / 82 00 28 50 E-Mail: barbara.fischer@luebbe.de 14.10.2014 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Bastei Lübbe AG Schanzenstraße 6 - 20 51063 Köln Germany Phone: 02 21 / 82 00 - 0 Fax: 02 21 / 82 00 - 1900 E-mail: investorrelations@luebbe.de Internet: www.luebbe.de ISIN: DE000A1X3YY0, DE000A1K0169 WKN: A1X3YY, A1K016 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------