Alma Media - Tender offer

Final result of Alma Media Corporation's tender offer fo all shares in Talentum Oyj

Alma Media Corporation Stock Exchange Release 19 November 2009
at 10.45

FINAL RESULT OF ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION'S TENDER OFFER FOR ALL SHARES
IN TALENTUM OYJ

The mandatory tender offer (the "Tender Offer") by Alma Media
Corporation ("Alma Media") for all issued and outstanding shares in
Talentum Oyj ("Talentum"), commenced on 19 August 2009, expired on 16
November 2009 at 4:0 p.m. (Finnish time) pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Tender Offer.

The final result of the tender offer corresponds with the preliminary
result Alma Media disclosed on 17 November 2009. According to the
final result of the Tender Offer, a total of 661,295 Talentum's
shares representing approximately 1.49 per cent of all votes in
Talentum have been tendered to Alma Media in the Tender Offer in
accordance with its terms and conditions. Taking into account the
abovementioned shares, Alma Media Group's holding in Talentum will
rise to 14,236,295 shares which represents approximately 32.14 per
cent of all votes in Talentum and 32.64 per cent of votes when taking
into account 681,000 shares held by Talentum which do not carry a
voting right.

In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer and
as previously announced, the trade date for the shares will be 20
November 2009 and the consideration, in accordance with the Tender
Offer, will be paid to all Talentum shareholders having accepted the
Tender Offer on or about 25 November 2009.

Alma Media Corporation
Rauno Heinonen
Vice President, Corporate Communications and IR

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

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Alma Media in brief

Alma Media is a profitable 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. Please visit www.almamedia.com for further
information.