Announcement pursuant to the Securities Act, Chapter 9, Section 5: Ownership of Varma in Alma Media Corporation

Alma Media Corporation     Stock Exchange Release 3 September 2024 at 12.45 a.m. 

ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT, CHAPTER 9, SECTION 5: OWNERSHIP OF VARMA IN ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION 

Alma Media Corporation has received a notification on September 3, 2024, pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, that Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company’s holding of the shares and votes in Alma Media has fallen below the threshold of 5%. 

Issuing company and its business ID: Alma Media Corporation, 1944757-4 

Complete name and business ID of the shareholder: Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, 0533297-9 

Basis of announcement: Acquisition or disposal of shares or voting rights 

Date of transaction and lowering the threshold: 3 September 2024 

Total position of Varma subject to the notification:  

                                                                       % shares and voting rights             Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which          0.00%                                                    82 383 182
the threshold was crossed or reached

Position of previous notification                        9.65%

Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed: 

Shares and voting rights 

Class/type of shares                                       Number of shares and voting rights     % of shares and voting rights
ISIN-code

FI0009013114                                                    0                                                                            0%

TOTAL                                                               0

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION 

 Elina Kukkonen 

 EVP, Communications and Brand 

 Distribution: NASDAQ Helsinki, main media, www.almamedia.fi/en

Alma Media in brief

Alma Media is an international company of digital media, marketplaces and services with a strong capacity for renewal. We inspire human curiosity and choice by creating services that combine technology and content with a local heart. In Finland, our best-known brands include Kauppalehti, Talouselämä, Iltalehti, Jobly, Etuovi.com, Nettiauto and Nettimoto. Our recruitment services include prace.cz and jobs.cz in the Czech Republic, Profesia.sk in Slovakia and mojposao.net in Croatia.

In Finland, our business operations include leading housing and automotive marketplaces, financial and professional media, national consumer media and content and data services for businesses and professionals. Alma Media’s international business in Eastern Central Europe, Sweden and the Baltic countries consists of recruitment services and an online marketplace for commercial properties.

Alma Media operates in 12 countries in Europe and employs approximately 1,700 professionals. Alma Media’s revenue from continuing operations was EUR 305 million in 2023 of which the share of digital business was 82%. Alma Media’s share is listed on NASDAQ Helsinki. Read more at www.almamedia.fi/en/.