Change in the Chair of the Board of Directors of Alma Media Corporation

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION    STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE    28 April 2026 at 4 pm EET 

Change in the Chair of the Board of Directors of Alma Media Corporation

The Board of Directors of Alma Media Corporation has reorganised. Alexander Lindholm has been elected Chair of the Board, and Catharina Stackelberg‑Hammarén, who previously served as Chair, has been elected Vice Chair of the Board. 

The change follows the arrangement announced by Otava Oy on 24 February 2026, under which Otava agreed to acquire a total of 700,000 shares in Alma Media Corporation and, as a result of the transaction, obtained de facto control of Alma Media. Completion of the transaction was subject to approval by the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA). 

Based on its investigation, the FCCA has on 28 April 2026 approved the transaction. According to the FCCA’s assessment, the transaction does not raise competition concerns in any of the markets reviewed. 

Following completion of the share transaction, Otava’s holding in Alma Media will increase to a total of 33,008,246 shares, corresponding to approximately 40.07 per cent of all shares and votes in Alma Media Corporation. 

Alma Media Corporation will continue to operate as an independent, publicly listed company. 

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION 
Board of Directors 

For further information: 
Mikko Korttila, General Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Directors of Alma Media Corporation, 
tel. +358 50 593 4589 

Distribution: 
Nasdaq OMX Helsinki, key media, www.almamedia.fi

Alma Media in brief

Alma Media is an international company of digital media, marketplaces and services with a strong capacity for renewal. We inspire human curiosity and choice by creating services that combine technology and content with a local heart. In Finland, our best-known brands include Kauppalehti, Talouselämä, Iltalehti, Jobly, Etuovi.com, Nettiauto and Nettimoto. Our recruitment services include prace.cz and jobs.cz in Czechia, Profesia.sk in Slovakia and mojposao.net in Croatia.

In Finland, our business operations include leading housing and automotive marketplaces, financial and professional media, national consumer media and content and data services for businesses and professionals. Alma Media’s international business in Eastern Central Europe, Sweden and the Baltic countries consists of recruitment services and an online marketplace for commercial properties.

Alma Media operates in 10 countries in Europe and employs approximately 1,650 professionals. Alma Media’s revenue from continuing operations was EUR 327 million in 2025 of which the share of digital business was 86%. Alma Media’s share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Read more at www.almamedia.fi/en/

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