Alma Media: Announcement pursuant to the Securities Act, Chapter 2, Section 10

Alma Media Corporation  Stock Exchange Release  31 March 2009 at 10.10

 

ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10

 

In accordance with the notice Alma Media has received from Oy Herttaässä Ab (business identity code 0761658-8), the forward contracts Oy Herttaässä Ab flagged on 6 June 2008 and that matured on 20 March 2009 have not been converted into Alma Media shares. Thus, the holding of Oy Herttaässä Ab in Alma Media Corporation remains unchanged.

 

Kai Mäkelä and Oy Herttaässä Ab, a company controlled by him, announce to hold Alma Media shares as follows:

 

 

The share capital of Alma Media Corporation (business identity code 1944757-4) 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

Vice President, Corporate Communications and IR

 

Distribution:

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Exchange

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 NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Exchange, trading code ALN1V.