Gunter Thielen has been a member of the RTL Group Board since 2002, Ewald Walgenbach since 2000. The Board thanks both of them for their contribution in building RTL Group’s strong position and for their loyal services as members of the Board of Directors.

The RTL Group Board coopted Hartmut Ostrowski (49), designated Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bertelsmann AG. Replacing Mr. Thielen, he will be joining the RTL Group Board as non-executive director as from 1 January 2008 and as well become a member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee. His appointment will be presented at the next shareholders meeting for ratification.

The RTL Group Board of Directors then comprises the following members:

Non-executive Directors:

Siegfried Luther, Chairman of the Board of RTL Group

Martin Taylor,* Vice Chairman of the Board of RTL Group, Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee of RTL Group and Chairman of Syngenta

Günther Grüger, Head of Corporate Controlling & Strategy, Bertelsmann AG

Hartmut Ostrowski,** designated Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer, Bertelsmann AG

Thomas Rabe, Member of the Bertelsmann AG Executive Board, Chief Financial Officer and Head of the Corporate Centre, Bertelsmann AG

Onno Ruding,* Chairman of the Audit Committee of RTL Group, Chairman of the Board of Centre for European Policy Studies and Retired Vice Chairman and Director of Citibank

Jacques Santer,* Chairman of the Board of CLT-UFA, Former Prime Minister of the Luxembourg Government and Former President of the European Commission

Executive Director:
Gerhard Zeiler, Chief Executive Officer of RTL Group and Member of the Bertelsmann AG Executive Board

*independent directors; ** subject to AGM approval