Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. today announced, as per Art. 2.6.2 of the regulations governing markets organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A., its calendar of corporate events for 2009:

• Wednesday 25 March 2009: meeting of the Board of Directors for the approval of the Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2008;
• Thursday 14 May 2009: meeting of the Board of Directors for the approval of the 1st Quarter Report to 31 March 2009;
• Wednesday 29 July 2009: meeting of the Board of Directors for the approval of the Interim Report to 30 June 2009;
• Thursday 12 November 2009: meeting of the Board of Directors for the approval of the 3rd Quarter Report to 30 September 2009.

The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders for the approval of the Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2008 will be held on Wednesday 29 April 2009, on first calling, or Thursday 30 April 2009, on second calling.

Analysts’ presentations of the results for the full year to 31 December 2008, the interim report to 30 June 2009 and the reports on the first and third quarters of 2009 will be held on the dates, as indicated above, of the respective meetings of the Board of Directors.

Any eventual changes to the above calendar will be promptly communicated to the market.