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TALENTUM BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROPOSALS TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TALENTUM OYJ 	COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT  MARCH 2, 2010, AT 9.15 AM 
TALENTUM BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROPOSALS TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Talentum Board of Directors convenes the Annual General Meeting to be held on   
March 31, 2010. The Annual General Meeting shall be held starting at 2 p.m. at  
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, address Runeberginkatu 2, 00100 Helsinki.             

The notice of the Annual General Meeting will be separately published as a stock
exchange release as well as in Tekniikka & Talous magazine and Talouselämä      
magazine on March 5, 2010.                                                      

In addition to the matters stated in the Companies Act and Articles of          
Association, the following proposals of the Board of Directors shall be         
addressed in the Annual General Meeting:                                        

THE PROPOSAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TALENTUM OYJ TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL    
MEETING ON MARCH 31, 2010, REGARDING TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the          
convocation period referred to in Section 9 of the Articles of Association of   
the company will be amended based on the amendment of the Companies Act so that 
the notice of a General Meeting shall be delivered at the earliest three (3)    
months and at the latest three (3) weeks before the Meeting, but in any case at 
least nine (9) days before the record date of the General Meeting. According to 
Section 9 of the Articles of Association currently in force, the notice of a    
General Meeting shall be delivered at the earliest two (2) months and at the    
latest seventeen (17) days before the Meeting.
THE PROPOSAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TALENTUM OYJ TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL    
MEETING ON MARCH 31, 2010, REGARDING THE AUTHORIZATIONS TO THE BOARD OF         
DIRECTORS TO DECIDE ON ACQUISITION OF OWN SHARES                                

The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting would authorize 
the Board of Directors, cancelling the previous authority, to decide on         
acquisition of own shares. The shares could be acquired for the value decided by
the Board of Directors, which value is based on the fair value at the time of   
the acquisition formed to the shares in the public trading. Own shares may be   
only acquired with free equity. Based on the authorization, either in one or in 
several occasions, a maximum of 3,500,000 own shares, which correspond to       
approximately eight (8) per cent of the issued and outstanding shares of the    
company, could be acquired. The authorization would remain in force until June  
30, 2011. The Board of Directors is otherwise authorized to decide on all the   
conditions regarding the acquisition of own shares including the manner of      
acquisition of shares. The authorization does not exclude the right of the Board
of Directors to also decide on a directed acquisition of own shares providing   
that there is a significant financial reason for the company to do so.          

THE PROPOSAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TALENTUM OYJ TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL    
MEETING ON MARCH 31, 2010, REGARDING THE AUTHORIZATIONS TO THE BOARD OF         
DIRECTORS TO DECIDE ON SHARE ISSUE INCLUDING THE CONVEYANCE OF OWN SHARES, AND  
ISSUE OF SPECIAL RIGHTS                                                         

The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting, cancelling the   
previous authority, that it would authorize the Board of Directors to decide on 
a share issue which may be either liable to charge or free of charge, including 
issuing of new shares and the conveyance of own shares possibly in the company's
possession. The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that  
it would authorize the Board of Directors to decide on an issue of option rights
and other special rights which entitle, against payment, to receive new shares  
or shares possibly in possession of the company. Based on the aforesaid         
authorizations by virtue of a share issue and/or issue of special rights, either
in one or in several occasions, a maximum of 3,500,000 new shares may be issued 
and/or own shares possessed by the company may be conveyed, which corresponds to
approximately eight (8) per cent of the issued and outstanding shares of the    
company. The authorizations would remain in force until June 30, 2011. The      
authorizations do not exclude the right of the Board of Directors to also decide
on a directed share issue and directed issue of special rights. Shareholders'   
pre-emptive subscription rights can be deviated from providing that there is a  
significant financial reason for the company to do so.                          
THE PROPOSAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TALENTUM OYJ TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL    
MEETING ON MARCH 31, 2010, REGARDING THE USE OF THE PROFIT SHOWN ON THE BALANCE 
SHEET AND DECIDING THE PAYMENT OF A DIVIDENT                                    

The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that no dividend  
is distributed for the financial period from January 1, 2009 to December 31,    
2009.                                                                           


Helsinki on March 2, 2010                                                       

BOARD OF DIRECTORS                      
TALENTUM OYJ                                                                    
Juha Blomster                                                                   
CEO                                                                             

FURTHER INFORMATION                                                             
Lasse Rosengren, General Counsel, tel. + 358 (0)40 342 4204                     

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Talentum is a publisher and producer of information for professionals, aiming to
be the largest and most profitable player in its field in the Nordic countries  
and other selected markets. The Talentum Group employs some 800 people in       
Finland, Sweden, the Baltic countries and Russia. Talentum's Finnish media are  
Talouselämä, Arvopaperi, Fakta, Tekniikka&Talous, MikroPC, Tietoviikko,         
Markkinointi&Mainonta, Metallitekniikka, Energia and Mediuutiset, while in      
Sweden it publishes Ny Teknik, Affärsvärlden, Byggvärlden, Dagens Media,        
Lag&Avtal and Arbetarskydd. Talentum HR produces information, seminars and      
publications for professionals in HR in Sweden. Sverige Bygger in Sweden and    
Norge Bygges in Norway produce construction business information. Talentum is   
also the leading publisher of a wide range of legal and professional literature 
and an instructor in the legal field. Talentum Oyj is listed on NASDAQ OMX      
Helsinki Oy.