Announcement pursuant to the Securities Act, Chapter 9, Section 5: Ownership of Ilkka-Yhtymä Oyj in Alma Media Corporation
Alma Media Corporation Stock Exchange Release 16 November 2018
ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT, CHAPTER 9, SECTION 5: OWNERSHIP OF ILKKA-YHTYMÄ OYJ IN ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION
Alma Media Corporation has received a notification on November 16, 2018, pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, that Ilkka-Yhtymä Oyj’s holding of the shares and votes in Alma Media has decreased under the threshold of 15%.
Issuing company and its business ID: Alma Media Corporation, 1944757-4
Complete name and business ID of the shareholder: Ilkka-Yhtymä Oyj, 0182140-9
Basis of announcement: Acquisition or disposal of shares or voting rights
Date of transaction and decreasing the threshold: 16.11.2018
Total position of Ilkka-Yhtymä Oyj subject to the notification:
| % shares and voting rights | Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer | |
| Resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached | 10.92% | 82 383 182 |
| Position of previous notification | 29.96% |
Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed:
| A: shares and voting rights | ||
| Class/type of shares ISIN-code |
Number of shares and voting rights | % of shares and voting rights |
| FI0009013114 | 8 993 473 | 10.92 |
| A TOTAL | 8 993 473 | 10.92 |
Since last flagging announcement Ilkka-Yhtymä Oyj’s ownership has diluted to 27.30%.
ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION
Elina Kukkonen
SVP, Communications and Brand
Distribution: NASDAQ Helsinki, main media, www.almamedia.com
Alma Media in brief
Alma Media is a media company focusing on the service business and journalistic content. The company’s best-known brands are Kauppalehti, Talouselämä, Affärsvärlden, Iltalehti, Aamulehti, Etuovi.com and Monster. Alma Media builds sustainable growth for its customers by utilising the opportunities of digitalisation, including information services, system and expert services and advertising solutions. Alma Media’s operations have expanded from Finland to the Nordic countries, the Baltics and Central Europe. Alma Media employs approximately 2,250 professionals (excluding delivery employees), of which approximately 30% work outside Finland. Alma Media’s revenue in 2017 was EUR 367.3 million. Alma Media’s share is listed on NASDAQ Helsinki. Read more at www.almamedia.com.