We consider a log-concave density fin R-m satisfying certain weak condition
s, particularly on the Hessian matrix of log f. For such a density, we prov
e tail exactness of the multivariate saddlepoint approximation. The proof i
s based on a local limit theorem for the exponential family generated by f.
However, the result refers not to asymptotic behaviour under repeated samp
ling, but to a limiting property at the boundary of the domain of f. Our ap
proach does not apply any complex analysis, but relies totally on convex an
alysis and exponential models arguments.