Alma Media - Company Announcement

Alma Media to strengthen its financial position

Alma Media Corporation   Stock Exchange Release   10 August 2009 at
9:00

ALMA MEDIA TO STRENGTHEN ITS FINANCIAL POSITION

Alma Media Corporation has signed a two-year credit facility for EUR
50 million with Nordea Bank Finland plc. The purpose of the credit
facility is to further strengthen the financing structure and
liquidity of Alma Media Group and to diversify the range of available
financial instruments.

In 30 June 2009, Alma Media's interest-bearing net debt amounted to
EUR 0.3 million and gearing ratio was 0.4%.


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

For further information, please contact:
Alma Media Corporation, CFO Tuomas Itkonen, tel. +358 50 381 0875


Alma Media in brief

Alma Media is a profitably growing and internationally expanding
company that invests in the future of newspapers and online media.
Its best known products are the Aamulehti, Iltalehti, Kauppalehti and
Etuovi.com.

Net sales in 2008 totalled EUR 341 million and the operating margin
was over 14%. The company's share is listed in the Mid Cap segment of
the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Read more: www.almamedia.com