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Bertelsmann at a Glance

Bertelsmann operates in the core business fields of media, services and education in around 50 countries worldwide.The Bertelsmann divisions are RTL Group (entertainment), Penguin Random House (books), BMG (music), Arvato Group (services), Bertelsmann Marketing Services (direct marketing and print activities), Bertelsmann Education Group (education) and Bertelsmann Investments (international network of funds).
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Company

Organizational Structure

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA is a capital market-oriented but unlisted partnership limited by shares. As a group holding company, it exercises key corporate functions such as the definition and further development of group strategy, capital allocation, financing and management. Internal corporate management and reporting follow the Group’s organizational structure, which consists of the operating divisions and Corporate.

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Strategy

Bertelsmann’s strategic focus is to build a digital, international and diversified Group portfolio that achieves profitable growth. Businesses in which Bertelsmann invests should have long-term profitable growth, global reach, sustainable business models, high market-entry barriers and scalability. The strategy pursues five strategic growth priorities: national media champions, global content, global services, education and investments.

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Shareholders

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA is a privately held Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (KGaA; partnership limited by shares). 80.9 percent of the capital shares in Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA are held indirectly by foundations (Bertelsmann Stiftung, Reinhard Mohn Stiftung, BVG-Familienstiftung, BVG-Stiftung), and 19.1 percent are held indirectly by the Mohn family.

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Financial Figures

Key Financials of the Bertelsmann Group

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Directors' Dealings

Notifiable managers’ transactions pursuant to Art. 19 EU-MAR

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Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance at Bertelsmann

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Corporate Responsibility

Corporate Responsibility at Bertelsmann

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Henrik Pahls

Senior Vice President Corporate Finance and Investor Relations