Alma Media - Company Announcement

Alma Media Corporation: Changes to the proposal by the Board of Directors' Nomination and Compensation Committee to the Annual General Meeting

Alma Media Corporation        Stock Exchange Release         18 March 2014 at
16:00 EET

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION: CHANGES TO THE PROPOSAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS'
NOMINATION AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

After the publication of the Notice to the Ordinary Annual General Meeting of
Alma Media Corporation, Mr Timo Aukia, member of the Board of Directors, has
cancelled his permission for his election for the Board's next term of office.

The Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors proposes to
the Annual General Meeting that seven (7) members serve on the Board of
Directors, as stated in the Notice to the Annual General Meeting, and that Mr
Esa Lager, LLM, MSc (Econ), be elected new member of the Board for the term of
office extending until the end of the subsequent Annual General Meeting.

Mr Lager's personal information and information on his positions of trust can be
found in the attachment to this release and on the company website at
http://www.almamedia.com/investors/corporate-governance/general-meeting/2014/.
Mr Lager has confirmed his availability for election to Alma Media's Board of
Directors.

Shareholders representing more than half of the company's share capital, and the
votes conferred by those shares, have announced they support the Nomination and
Compensation Committee's proposal.

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION

Rauno Heinonen
Vice President, Corporate Communications and IR


More information: Mikko Korttila, General Counsel, Alma Media Corporation, tel.
+358 10 665 2201

Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, main media


Alma Media in brief

Alma Media is a media company focusing on digital services and publishing. In
addition to news services, the company'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 Baltic States and
Central Europe. The company employs 1,965 professionals (excluding
distributors), of whom approximately one third are based 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.com.




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Attachments:

CV Esa Lager EN.pdf