Bastei Lübbe AG

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Ad-hoc | 28 March 2018 12:59

Bastei Lübbe AG sells majority investment in BuchPartner GmbH

Bastei Lübbe AG / Key word(s): Disposal

Bastei Lübbe AG sells majority investment in BuchPartner GmbH

28-March-2018 / 12:59 CET/CEST

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Bastei Lübbe AG sells majority investment in BuchPartner GmbH

Cologne, 28 March 2018. Bastei Lübbe AG (ISIN DE000A1X3YY0 ), which is listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, has signed an agreement to dispose of the 51% investment in the book wholesaler BuchPartner GmbH based in Darmstadt. The buyer is the Gellert family, who is a 49% shareholder of BuchPartner GmbH. The Supervisory Board of Bastei Lübbe AG has already approved the transaction. The disposal is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of the 2017/2018 financial year. It was agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Contact Bastei Lübbe AG:

Barbara Fischer

Head of Press and Public Relations

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:	Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange

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