Alma Media: Announcement pursuant to the Securities Act, Chapter 2, Section 9

Alma Media Corporation         Stock Exchange Release          June 21, 2012 at 13.45 pm. (EEST)

ALMA MEDIA: ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 9

Alma Media Corporation has on June 21, 2012 received flagging notices pursuant to the Securities Act, Chapter 2, Section 9, from Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited (business ID 0641130-2) and Kaleva Mutual Insurance Company (business ID 0200628-9).The shareholding of each company in Alma Media has fallen below the flagging limit of 5%.

According to the notices the new holdings are:

Alma Media Corporation has also received a flagging notice from Mariatorp Ltd (business ID 1948056-9). According to this notice Mariatorp Ltd has purchased 7 600 000 Alma Media shares on June 21, 2012. After this purchase Mariatorp Ltd’s ownership in Alma Media Corporation represents 10.07 % of all shares and voting rights.

The share capital of Alma Media Corporation (business ID 1944757-4) is 75,486,853; total number of voting rights is 75,486,853.

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


For further information, please contact: Kai Telanne, President and CEO, tel. +358 10665 3500

Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy, Main media

Alma Media in brief
Alma Media is a dynamic media company whose best-known products are the Aamulehti, Iltalehti, Kauppalehti and Etuovi.com. Alma Media employs approximately 3,000 professionals. The company’s revenue in 2011 totalled MEUR 316.2 with an operating margin of 13.3 per cent. Alma Media’s share (ALN1V) is listed in the Mid Cap segment of the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Read more: www.almamedia.com.

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