Alma Media Stock Exchange Release 19.9.2014, 12:15

Alma Media Corporation: Announcement pursuant to the Securities Act, Chapter 9, Section 5

Alma Media Corporation         Stock Exchange Release          19 September 2014 at 12.15 pm. (EEST)

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION: ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT, CHAPTER 9, SECTION 5

Alma Media Corporation has received a flagging notice from Mariatorp Ltd (business ID 1948056-9). According to this notice Mariatorp Ltd has purchased 200,000 Alma Media shares on 18 September 2014. After this purchase Mariatorp Ltd's ownership in Alma Media Corporation represents 15.2 % of all shares and voting rights.

According to the notices the new holdings are:

Company Shares % of shares % of votes
Mariatorp Oy 11,500,000 15.2 % 15.2 %

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: Mikko Korttila, General Councel, tel. +358 50 593 4589

Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy, Main media

Alma Media in brief

Alma Media is a media pany focusing on digital services and publishing. In addition to news services, the pany's products provide useful information related to lifestyle, career and business development. The services of Alma Media have expanded from Finland to the Nordic countries, the Baltics and Central Europe. The pany employs 1,965 professionals (excluding distributors), of whom approximately one third work outside Finland. Alma Media's revenue in 2013 totalled approximately MEUR 300. Alma Media's share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Read more at www.almamedia.

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