Talentum Oyj - Company Announcement

Talentum Corporation: Specification to the notification pursuant to chapter 9, section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act disclosed on 16 November 2015

Helsinki, Finland, 2015-11-17 18:15 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

Talentum Corporation            Stock Exchange Release           17 November
2015, at 7.15 p.m. 

TALENTUM CORPORATION: SPECIFICATION TO THE NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 9,
SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKET ACT DISCLOSED ON 16 NOVEMBER 2015 

Talentum Corporation has received today on 17 November 2015 from
OP-Rahastoyhtiö Oy, which managers OP-Suomi Pienyhtiöt -investment fund, the
specifying notification concerning a notification pursuant to Chapter 9,
Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Market Act that Talentum Corporation has
received on 16 November 2015. In the specifying notification, OP-Rahastoyhtiö
Oy, OP-Suomi Pienyhtiöt sijoitusrahasto specifies that the reason for the
notification is agreement or other arrangement that, if realized, would result
in the acquisition or disposal of shares or voting rights instead of
acquisition or disposal of shares or voting rights. The specified notification
of OP-Rahastoyhtiö Oy, OP-Suomi Pienyhtiöt sijoitusrahasto is as follows: 

1. Issuer of the shares

Talentum Corporation, business identity code 0114701-2.

2. Name of the shareholder subject to notification obligation

OP-Rahastoyhtiö Oy, business identity code 0743962-2, which managers OP-Suomi
Pienyhtiöt -investment fund, business identity code 1753300-6. 

3. Reason for the notification

Agreement or other arrangement that, if realized, would result in the
acquisition or disposal of shares or voting rights. Exchange offer of Alma
Media Corporation. 

4. Date of falling below the threshold

12.11.2015

5. Above threshold

5 % of shares and votes

6. Holdings of OP-Rahastoyhtiö Oy, OP-Suomi Pienyhtiöt -investment fund

Holdings of shares and voting rights notified in the previous notification i.e.
prior to the notification dated 16 November 2015: 2,629,816 shares of Talentum
Corporation, percentage of shares and votes 5.937 %. 

After the change in holdings of shares and voting rights: 0 shares of Talentum
Corporation, percentage of shares and votes 0 %. 

OP-Rahastoyhtiö Oy managers OP-Suomi Pienyhtiöt -investment fund.

Talentum Oyj has been informed by OP-Rahastoyhtiö Oy that from June 13, 2011
its parent company, OP-Pohjola osk, will act in accordance with Treasury
Regulation 154/2007 section (§) 2, subsection 4, with the exception concerning
OP-Rahastoyhtiö Oy. From June 13, 2011, OP-Pohjola osk will not calculate its
owner's shares, those of its subsidiary companies and organisations within its
sphere of influence (i.e. stakeholders) together with the investment fund
controlled by OP-Rahastoyhtiö Oy, or with shares owned by a joint investment
company. OP-Rahastoyhtiö Oy will use the voting right associated either with
the investment fund it controls or with shares owned by the joint investment
company, independently of the parent company. 

OP-Rahastoyhtiö Oy, OP-Suomi Pienyhtiöt investment fund's holding is 2,560,230
shares of Talentum Corporation and percentage of shares and votes 5.78%. 

The percentages have been calculated in proportion to the total number of
shares of Talentum registered at the Trade Register on 16 November 2015 and the
total amount of voting rights related to them, i.e. 44,295,787 shares and
voting rights. 

Helsinki, 17 November 2015

Talentum Corporation
Aarne Aktan
CEO

Further information:
Lasse Rosengren, General Counsel, Talentum Corporation
tel. 040 342 4204

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