Trading of Alma Media Corporation’s 2006B options begins

Alma Media Corporation Stock Exchange Announcement March 27, 2009 at 9:45 AM

 

TRADING OF ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION’S 2006B OPTIONS BEGINS

 

Trading of the 2006B options issued by Alma Media Corporation in 2007 will begin on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy. The first trading date will be April 1, 2009.

 

Each 2006B option entitles to the subscription of one (1) Alma Media Corporation share (ALN1V) starting on April 1, 2009. The subscription price is EUR 8.65 per share.

 

The original number of 2006B options was 640,000, with 125,000 subsequently annulled and 40,000 returned to the company. At the moment, the total number of options is 475,000.

 

The subscription time for the 2006B options is from April 1, 2009 to April 30, 2011. The subscription place for the 2006B options is Nordea Pankki Suomi Oyj (Nordea Bank Finland Plc).

 

Basic information on the 2006B option of Alma Media Corporation:

 

Trading code: ALN1VEW206
ISIN code: FI0009630040
Lot size: 1
Exchange ratio: 1 (ALN1VEW206) : 1 (ALN1V)

The increases of equity based on the share subscriptions are planned to take place as follows in 2009:

 

 

Alma Media reserves the right to change any of the Trade Register entry dates indicated above, if necessary. Also, Alma Media does not assume any liability for non-registrations occurring on any of the above-mentioned dates.

 

The shares subscribed with the options entitle holders to dividends after the shares have been registered.

The terms and conditions of the stock option programme 2006 are attached to this release as a pdf file. The terms and conditions can also be reviewed at www.almamedia.fi/option_programmes. 

 

 

For further information, please contact:

Mikko Korttila, General Counsel, Alma Media Corporation, tel. +358 10 665 2201

 

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION
Rauno Heinonen
Vice President, Corporate Communications and IR

DISTRIBUTION:

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy

Principal media

 

Alma Media in brief

 

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

Net sales in 2008 totalled EUR 341 million and the operating margin was over 14%. The company’s share is listed in the Mid Cap segment of the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Exchange, trading code ALN1V.