Talentum Oyj - Company Announcement

Talentum Corporation has received a request to convene an extraordinary general meeting

Helsinki, Finland, 2015-11-19 12:50 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

Talentum          Stock Exchanse Release      19 November, 2015 at 1.50 p.m.

TALENTUM CORPORATION HAS RECEIVED A REQUEST TO CONVENE AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING 

Talentum Corporation has on 19 November 2015 received from Alma Media
Corporation a written letter of request to convene an extraordinary general
meeting of the company. Alma Media Corporation and its subsidiary hold on 18
November 2015 approximately 94.4% of Talentum's shares. Pursuant to the
request, the extraordinary general meeting shall deal with the following items: 

  -- Amendment of the Articles of Association so that Section 12 is removed and
     Section 4 is amended so that the Board of Directors shall appoint the
     chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members
  -- Deciding on the number of the members of the Board of Directors, their
     remuneration and members so that
     -- the number of the members of the Board of Directors shall be four (4);
     -- no remuneration shall be paid to the members of the Board of Directors
        who are in the employment or service relationship with Alma Media
        Corporation or a company belonging to the same group of companies with
        it;
     -- Alma Media Corporation's Chief Executive Officer Kai Telanne, Chief
        Financial Officer Juha Nuutinen and General Counsel Mikko Korttila and
        Kauppalehti Oy's Chief Executive Officer Juha-Petri Loimovuori shall be
        elected as members of the Board of Directors for the term ending at the
        close of the following Annual General Meeting.

The Board of Directors of Talentum Corporation will deal with the received
letter of request in themanner provided by the Finnish Companies Act. Talentum
will immediately disclose the decisions potentially made on the matter. 



TALENTUM CORPORATION



Lasse Rosengren
General Counsel



Further information
Lasse Rosengren, General Counsel, tel. +358 40 342 4204



Distribution
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Principal Media
www.talentum.com


TALENTUM IN BRIEF

Talentum Corporation focuses on professionals with main products of magazines,
books, digital services, trainings and events. Talentum produces contents from
various fields of economy, law, management, HR, sales and marketing, ICT,
technology and health care with the mission to help professionals succeed. 

In 2014, Talentum's net sales totalled EUR 72.3 million. The company employs
720 persons in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia and Latvia. Talentum
Corporation is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. Read more: www.talentum.com.