Bastei Lübbe AG: Publisher and majority shareholder Stefan Lübbe dies unexpectedly

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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


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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
 
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