Alma Media - Company Announcement

eQ Pankki terminates market liquidity contract on Alma Media shares

Alma Media Corporation   Stock Exchange Release   22 October 2009 at
12:05

EQ PANKKI TERMINATES MARKET LIQUIDITY CONTRACT ON ALMA MEDIA SHARES

Alma Media has received a notification from eQ Pankki Oy to the
effect that eQ Pankki terminates the Liquidity Providing contract
between Alma Media and eQ Pankki. According to the notification, the
contract will be terminated in connection with the decision of eQ
Pankki's new owner, Nordnet, to discontinue the provision of LP
contracts as a line of business.

Under the contract between Alma Media and eQ Pankki, eQ Pankki
guarantees bid and ask prices for Alma Media shares with a maximum
spread of 3%. The contract has been in effect since 2005 with a
notice period of one month. Alma Media will consider the need to
continue a Liquidity Providing contract with another partner
separately.

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


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.