Hamburg, January 11, 2005
Gruner + Jahr is furthering its expansion in 2005 and will start publishing the internationally successful women´s magazine GLAMOUR in Holland under license from Condé Nast this fall. In the wake of the highly successful Polish edition of GLAMOUR, this is the second international collaboration between the two publishers. In Poland, GLAMOUR was voted "Magazine Launch of the Year 2003" and currently sells 203,717 copies per issue.

The Dutch edition of GLAMOUR will be managed by Editor-in-Chief Karin Swerink, who most recently was deputy editor-in-chief of Holland´s biggest women´s magazine "Libelle," published by Sanoma.

GLAMOUR is one of the most successful and fastest-growing international brands in the women´s magazine sector at this point. The title is published in 11 countries, including Italy, the U.K., Germany and France.

Torsten-Jörn Klein, G+J executive board member in charge of International Magazines, declared: "We already celebrated a huge success with GLAMOUR in Poland, and look forward to a close collaboration with Condé Nast in the Netherlands. After our Dutch business showed such rapid growth in 2004, investing in an ambitious project like GLAMOUR is a strategically logical step. The GLAMOUR concept reflects the needs of 21st-century women and combines fashion, beauty, and lifestyle with the highest editorial quality like no other magazine on the Dutch market." Bernd Runge, Vice President Condé Nast International, added: "GLAMOUR stands for quality, innovation and internationality like few other women´s magazines. Its innovative concept of a swift and varied mixture of topics is currently conquering the women´s magazines sector worldwide. We are delighted that G+J will be advancing its success story in the Netherlands."

Eric Blok, Managing Director G+J Netherlands, said: "We very much look forward to conquering the women´s segment with GLAMOUR. Karin Swerink has exceptional journalistic experience in the women´s magazine sector. She will build a competent editorial team that will guide GLAMOUR to reaching our ambitious goals."

For further information:

Kurt Otto
G+J Press Spokesman
Gruner + Jahr AG & Co KG
Am Baumwall 11
D-20459 Hamburg
Phone: +49-40-3703-3810
Fax: +49-40-3703-5688
E-Mail: otto.kurt@guj.de