Blic Foundation's "Help" collects donations for children and their families affected by the floods in Serbia and Bosnia

Zurich (ots) - On an initiative from the Blic Foundation, the
foundation run by the leading tabloid Blic, owned by the Ringier Axel
Springer subsidiary in Serbia, the national and international relief
action "Help" has been founded. Children and their families in
particular are suffering from the effects of the flood. Donations
will be used to benefit them. In addition, 1 dinar per copy of Blic
sold will also go to the relief action. The editorial offices of the
Ringier Axel Springer Group are supporting the campaign.

The editorial offices of all titles belonging to the Ringier Axel
Springer Group are jointly supporting the Blic Foundation's relief
action. Among others, the leading tabloids Fakt, the magazines
Newsweek Polska, Forbes, Przegl?d Sportowy and the online portal
Onet.pl in Poland. In Slovakia, the leading daily Nový ?as, along
with the magazines ?ivot and Eva and the online portal Azet.sk are
taking part.

The initiative is also supported by Ringier AG titles, such as
Blick, Blick am Abend and Sonntagsblick in Switzerland. Blikk,
Nemzeti Sport, Népszabadság and hot! In Hungary and Libertatea in
Romania.

During a TV fundraising gala last Friday evening on Serbian
television (TV Prva), the Blic Foundation collected further donations
amounting 21 million Dinar (about 180.000 EUR).

Further information about the "HELP" relief campaign can be found
at: www.blic.rs/help.

For donations from Switzerland the following account was set up:

Post office giro account number 50-32-6
(Ringier AG, 4800 Zofingen)
Keyword: «Serbia/Bosnia Flood Victims»
IBAN CH16 09000000 5000 0032 6

About Ringier Axel Springer Media AG

Ringier Axel Springer Media AG was founded in 2010 by the Swiss
Ringier AG and the German Axel Springer SE and bundles the activities
of both shareholders in Central and Eastern Europe. The company
operates in the growth markets of Poland, Slovakia and Serbia with a
broad range of media services, comprising more than 100 online and
print products. The company's registered offices are in Zurich and it
employs a total of about 2300 employees.

Press contact:
Alexandra Delvenakiotis
Head of Corporate Communications
Ringier Axel Springer Media AG
Phone +41 44 267 29 14
a.delvenakiotis@ringieraxelspringer.com
www.ringieraxelspringer.com