Notice of the EGM

ALMA MEDIA CORP. STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 30 MARCH 2005, 14.30  1 (1)

 

NOTICE OF THE EGM

 

The Extraordinary General Meeting of Alma Media Corporation will be held on Wednesday, 20 April 2005 commencing at 2.00 p.m. (EET) at Restaurant Pörssi (Fabianinkatu 14, street level, Helsinki, Finland). Registration begins and coffee service starts at 1.00 p.m.

 

The meeting will consider the following item:

 

The merger of Alma Media Corporation into Almanova Corporation

 

Documents

 

The merger plan and its annexes can be viewed by shareholders at the company’s head office, Eteläesplanadi 14, Helsinki, Finland. Shareholders wishing to receive these documents by post are kindly asked to contact the company to this effect in writing to Alma Media Corporation, Ms. Kati Kareinen, P.O. Box 140, FIN-00101 Helsinki, Finland, or by telephone +358-9-507 8731, or by telefax +358-9-507 8774, or by e-mail to kati.kareinen@almamedia.fi. The merger plan has also been published as a stock exchange release on 8 March 2005, see http://www.almamedia.fi/release?release=8633.

 

Participation

 

Shareholders wishing to participate in the Extraordinary General Meeting must be registered as shareholders in the Alma Media shareholder register maintained by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd no later than 8 April 2005.

 

In order to participate in the EGM shareholders are required to notify the company in writing to Alma Media Corporation, Ms. Kati Kareinen, P.O. Box 140, FIN-00101 Helsinki, Finland, or by telephone +358-9-507 8731, or by telefax +358-9-507 8774, or by e-mail to kati.kareinen@almamedia.fi no later than 10.00 a.m.(EET) on 18 April 2005.

 

Any letters of proxy granting power of attorney at the meeting should reach the company at the address above during the period of registration.

 

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION

 

Terhi Lambert

Communications Manager

 

DISTRIBUTION: Helsinki Exchanges, principal media