Announcement pursuant to the Securities Act, Chapter 9, Section 5: ownership of Otava Oy in Alma Media Corporation
Alma Media Corporation Stock Exchange Release 14 December 2016 at 13.45 pm.
ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT, CHAPTER 9, SECTION 5: OWNERSHIP OF OTAVA OY IN ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION
Alma Media Corporation has received a notification on December 14, 2016, pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, that Otava’s holding of the shares and votes in Alma Media has exceeded the threshold of 5%.
Issuing company and its business ID: Alma Media Corporation, 1944757-4
Complete name and business ID of the shareholder: Otava Oy, 0822255-6
Basis of announcement: Acquisition or disposal of shares or voting rights
Date of transaction and exceeding the threshold: 14.12.2016
Total position of Otava subject to the notification:
| % of 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 | 7.259% | 82 383 182 |
Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed:
A: shares and voting rights
| Class/type of shares | Number of shares and voting rights | % of shares and voting rights | ||
| FI0009013114 | Direct (SMA 9:5) | Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) | Direct (SMA 9:5) | Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) |
| 5 980 538 | 7.259% | |||
| Total | 5 980 538 | 7.259% | ||
ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION
Rauno Heinonen
Vice President, Corporate Communications and IR
Distribution: NASDAQ Helsinki, main media, www.almamedia.com
For more information, please contact: Rauno Heinonen, +358 106652251
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 digitality, 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 2,400 professionals (excluding delivery personnel), of whom approximately 30% work outside Finland. Alma Media’s revenue in 2015 was EUR 291.5 million. Alma Media’s share is listed on NASDAQ Helsinki. Read more at www.almamedia.com.