Alma Media - Company Announcement

Insider trading investigation into LSO Osuuskunta's share trading has led to a charge against Mr Kai Seikku, the President of Okmetic Oyj and a member of the Board of Directors of Alma Media

Alma Media Corporation  Stock Exchange Release   April 30, 2010 at 9.15 (EEST)

INSIDER TRADING INVESTIGATION INTO LSO OSUUSKUNTA'S SHARE TRADING HAS LED TO A
CHARGE AGAINST MR. KAI SEIKKU, THE PRESIDENT OF OKMETIC OYJ AND A MEMBER OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ALMA MEDIA

According to the information Alma Media has received, the district prosecutor of
Helsinki has decided to bring a charge related to abuse of insider information
against, among others, Mr. Kai Seikku, the President of Okmetic Oyj. The charge
is related to alleged abuse of insider information in connection with LSO
Osuuskunta's trading in HK-Ruokatalo Group Corporation's (presently HKScan
Corporation) shares in August 2006.

Based on the clarification received from Kai Seikku, the Board of Alma Media
regards Kai Seikku capable of continuing in his role as a member of the Board in
a normal manner. The company monitors the progress in the proceedings and
revisits the issue latest when the outcome of the proceedings has been
determined.

Alma Media Corporation
Board of Directors


For additional information, please contact:
Mikko Korttila, General Councel and Secretary to the Board of Directors, tel.
010 665 2201

Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, main media

Alma Media in brief

Alma Media is a profitable and internationally expanding company with a focus on
the future of newspapers and online services. Its best known products are the
Aamulehti, Iltalehti, Kauppalehti and Etuovi.com.

Alma Media's net sales in 2009 totaled MEUR 307.8 with an operating margin of
13.5 per cent. The company's share (ALN1V) is listed in the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Exchange. Read more at www.almamedia.fi.




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