Procomex and Helsingin Mekaanikontalo increase their combined holding in Alma Media above 10%

ALMA MEDIA CORP.  STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT   26.11.2007 at 17.10

 

PROCOMEX AND HELSINGIN MEKAANIKONTALO INCREASE THEIR COMBINED HOLDING IN ALMA MEDIA ABOVE 10%

 

Alma Media Corporation has today received an announcement according to which the combined holding of Procomex SA (business register number R.C. Luxembourg B 57.877) and Helsingin Mekaanikontalo Oy (trade register number 1076761-9) in the share capital and voting rights of Alma Media has risen above one tenth (1/10).

 

Pursuant to the Securities Act, Chapter 2, Section 10 we inform that as of November 23, 2007 the holdings of Procomex SA and Helsingin Mekaanikontalo Oy in Alma Media Corporation are as follows (subject to the conversion of the forward trades into Alma Media shares in due course):

 

 

 

 

 

Procomex SA and Helsingin Mekaanikontalo Oy are companies controlled by Ahti Vilppula, a member of Alma Media’s Board of Directors.

 

Alma Media Corporation’s (business ID 1944757-4) share capital is EUR 44,767,513.80 and it is divided into 74,612,523 shares. The company has one series of shares. Each share entitles to one voting right. The total number of voting rights is 74,612,523.

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION

Rauno Heinonen
VP, Corporate Communications and IR

 

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Alma Media is a profitably growing and internationally expanding company that invests in the future of newspapers and the online media. Its best known products are Aamulehti, Iltalehti, Kauppalehti and Etuovi.com.

Net sales in 2006 totalled EUR 302 million and the operating margin was 16 %. The company’s share is listed in the Mid Cap segment of the OMX Nordic Exchange’s Nordic List, trading code ALN1V. More information at www.almamedia.fi