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27.09.2013 15:35

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Publication of an Ad hoc announcement according to Para. 15 WpHG,
transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely
responsible for the content of this announcement.

Bastei Lübbe AG lowers the price range and extends the subscription period
by one day

Cologne, 27 September 2013 - Bastei Lübbe AG lowers the price range for the
shares currently offered in a public offering to EUR 7.50 - 9.00 per share.
Interested investors now have the opportunity to subscribe until 2 October
2013. Shares may be subscribed to by investors either through their bank or
directly over the Deutsche Börse (German Stock Exchange) in Frankfurt.
Subscriptions which have already been submitted are still valid and will be
considered based on the reduced price range, unless investors make use of
their granted right to withdraw their subscription within two working days
after the publication of the supplement to the prospectus, which includes
the change in the price range.

Up to 5,300,000 no par value ordinary bearer shares with no par value
(shares) with a proportionate amount of the share capital of EUR 1.00 per
share are being offered. Of these, up to 3,300,000 million shares from a
capital increase in Bastei Lübbe AG, which would raise the share capital of
EUR 10,000,000.00 to up to EUR 13,300,000.00. The remaining 2,000,000
shares are offered as part of a placement and a possible over-allotment
option from the share holdings of Lübbe Beteiligungs-GmbH. Consequently, a
gross offering size of up to EUR47.7 million is anticipated.

In the Company's view, the reduction of the price range has no adverse
change in the planned strategic investments which should be financed from
the proceeds of the capital increase. The use of proceeds will focus on
intensifying the development of own content as well as on the planned
digitalization and globalization of content and brands.

The offering terms and conditions originate from the Federal Financial
Supervisory Authority (BaFin) approved prospectus and the still to be
approved and not yet published supplement to the prospectus.

About Bastei Lübbe AG

Bastei Lübbe AG is a German publishing and media group long renowned for
bringing popular fiction as well as non-fiction to the mass market. Its
business activities include not only paperback and hardback books in print
form but also audiobooks, e-books, and other digital publications. Its
catalogue includes a wide range of fiction, non-fiction and entertainment
products intended for a wide readership, including not only the various
highly successful paperback fiction series for which Bastei Lübbe has long
been famed but also puzzle books and magazines. The group's business
activities additionally include the licensing of book rights and the
creation, production and marketing of gift, decorative and merchandising
articles.

Bastei Lübbe also owns the following non-consolidated shareholdings in
companies: 90% of Moravská Bastei MOBA, s.r.o. (Brno, Czech Republic), 100%
of Bastei Media GmbH (Erfurt, Germany), 50% of PRÄSENTA PROMOTION
INTERNATIONAL GmbH (Solingen, Germany), and 100% of Bastei Lübbe
Verwaltungs GmbH (Cologne, Germany).
The company also has smaller shareholdings in various book and periodical
distribution companies, none of which exceeds 5% of the respective
company's registered capital.
The business activities of Bastei Lübbe are broadly divided into segments:
Books, Non-Books, and Popular Fiction and Puzzle Publications, which in
turn include various product areas. The group publishes under 13 different
labels, which span its full range of market segments and product areas.

For the fiscal year 2012/2013, 80% of the group's revenues were derived
from the Books segment, while 11% came from Non-Books and the remaining 9%
from Popular Fiction and Puzzle Publications.
At the end of its fiscal year 2012/2013, the number of staff employed by
Bastei Lübbe was 265, compared to 210 at the close of the prior fiscal
year. These figures do not include the 15 staff employed by its
non-consolidated subsidiary Moravská Bastei MOBA, s.r.o. (Brno, Czech
Republic), or at its other non-consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates
(Bastei Media GmbH and PRÄSENTA PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL GmbH). As of the
date of the offering prospectus, the number of staff was 305, a further
increase since the end of fiscal year 2012/2013.

Disclaimer

This publication and the information contained therein do not constitute an
offer to sell or a solicition of an offer to buy or subscribe for
securities of Bastei Lübbe AG. There will be no public offering of
securities of Bastei Lübbe AG outside Germany, Austria and Luxembourg. The
public offering in Germany, Austria and Luxembourg is being made
exclusively on the basis of the securities prospectus (including any
supplements thereto), which has been approved by the Bundesanstalt für
Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) and which has been notified to the
responsible authorities in Austria and Luxembourg. The prospectus
(including any supplements thereto) is available on the website of Bastei
Lübbe AG (www.lübbe.de) and at the company (Schanzenstraße 6 - 20, 51063
Köln) and is the sole commanding document for the offering. Any decision by
investors to invest in shares of Bastei Lübbe AG should be made exclusively
on the basis of the prospectus (including any supplements thereto).

Barbara Fischer
Head of Public Relations
Tel.: 0049 (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)

Notierung vorgesehen / intended to be listed

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