Talentum Oyj - Company Announcement

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION EXTENDS THE OFFER PERIOD OF THE TENDER OFFER MADE FOR SHARES IN TALENTUM OYJ TO END ON 15 OCTOBER 2009 AT 4:00 P.M.

Talentum Oyj 	Company Announcement   September 14, 2009 at 10.35 am

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION EXTENDS THE OFFER PERIOD OF THE TENDER OFFER MADE FOR
SHARES IN TALENTUM OYJ TO END ON 15 OCTOBER 2009 AT 4:00 P.M. 

Alma Media Corporation (“Alma Media”) has made a mandatory tender offer
(“Tender offer”) for all of the shares in Talentum Oyj (“Talentum”). The cash
consideration offered for the shares is EUR 1.85 per each share in Talentum.
The Tender offer has commenced on 19 August 2009 at 9.30 a.m. (Finnish time)
and ends on 15 September 2009 at 4.00 p.m. (Finnish time), unless the offer
period is extended in accordance with the terms and conditions of the mandatory
Tender offer. The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has on 17 August 2009
approved the offer document regarding the mandatory Tender offer published by
Alma Media on 19 August 2009. The Board of Directors of Talentum Oyj issued on
September 4, 2009 the statement referred to in Chapter 6 Section 6 of the
Finnish Securities Market Act regarding the mandatory tender offer published by
Alma Media on 10 August 2009 concerning the shares in Talentum. 

Alma Media published a stock exchange release on 9 September 2009 informing
that the Competition Authority has referred the Tender Offer to continued
consideration. The continued consideration may last three months at most. 

Alma Media has disclosed in its company announcement today as follows:

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, Alma Media has today
decided to extend the Offer Period of the Tender Offer by one month, to end on
15 October 2009 at 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time) (the “Extended Offer Period”). Alma
Media may, according to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, decide
during the Extended Offer Period to further extend the Offer Period by
announcing that within the Extended Offer Period. Alma Media may also
discontinue the Extended Offer Period by informing of that five (5) banking
days before the end of the Extended Offer Period at the latest. 

The company announcement of Alma Media Corporation on September 14, 2009 is in
full after this company announcement. 

TALENTUM OYJ
Juha Blomster
CEO

Further information:
Tuomo Saarinen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, tel. +358 500 223 970 

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“Alma Media Corporation   Stock Exchange Release   14 September 2009 at 9.30
a.m. 

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION EXTENDS THE OFFER PERIOD OF THE TENDER OFFER MADE FOR
SHARES IN TALENTUM OYJ TO END ON 15 OCTOBER 2009 AT 4:00 P.M. 

Alma Media Corporation (“Alma Media”) announced on 10 August 2009 that it will
make a mandatory public tender offer for all of the issued and outstanding
shares in Talentum Oyj (“Talentum”) (the “Tender Offer”). The Tender Offer
commenced on 19 August 2009 at 9:30 a.m. (Finnish time) and was announced to
end on 15 September 2009 at 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time) unless the Tender Offer is
extended or discontinued in accordance with its terms and conditions (the
“Offer Period”). The consideration offered for each share in Talentum validly
tendered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer is EUR
1.85 in cash. 

According to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, the Tender Offer is
subject to that all regulatory approvals and other permits and approvals
required for the completion of the Tender Offer, including clearances from
competition authorities, have been received on terms and conditions that are
acceptable to Alma Media. Alternatively, Alma Media may, to the extent possible
under the law, waive this precondition for the completion. Alma Media published
a stock exchange release on 9 September 2009 informing that the Competition
Authority has referred the Tender Offer to continued consideration. 

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, Alma Media has today
decided to extend the Offer Period of the Tender Offer by one month, to end on
15 October 2009 at 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time) (the “Extended Offer Period”). Alma
Media may, according to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, decide
during the Extended Offer Period to further extend the Offer Period by
announcing that within the Extended Offer Period. Alma Media may also
discontinue the Extended Offer Period by informing of that five (5) banking
days before the end of the Extended Offer Period at the latest. 

Alma Media Corporation
Rauno Heinonen
Corporate Communications and IR

Additional information:
Kai Telanne, President and CEO, tel. +358 10 665 3500

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This release may not be released or otherwise distributed, in whole or in part,
in or into Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa, Canada or the United
States. This release is not a tender offer document and as such does not
constitute an offer or invitation to make a sales offer. Investors shall accept
the Tender Offer for the shares only on the basis of the information provided
in a tender offer document. Offers will not be made directly or indirectly in
any jurisdiction where either an offer or participation therein is prohibited
by applicable law or where any tender offer document or registration or other
requirements would apply in addition to those undertaken in Finland. 

The Tender Offer is not being made in any jurisdiction where prohibited by
applicable law and the tender offer document and related acceptance forms will
not and may not be distributed, forwarded or transmitted into or from any
jurisdiction where prohibited by applicable law. In particular, the Tender
Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use of the
postal service of, or by any means or instrumentality (including, without
limitation, facsimile transmission, telex, telephone or the Internet) of
interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national securities
exchange of, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa, Canada or the United
States. The Tender Offer cannot be accepted by any such use, means or
instrumentality or from within Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa,
Canada or the United States.”