Proventus Industrier AB

Proventus and Bonnier make an offer for Alma Media’s Broadcasting division

Mon, Jan 24, 2005 07:45 CET

Proventus has the ambition to actively take part in the restructuring of the Nordic TV market and has therefore previously acquired shares in TV4 and Alma Media. Proventus and the media group Bonnier jointly make an offer for Alma Media’s Broadcasting division, which comprises inter alia the Finnish TV channel MTV3, a majority holding in the Finnish radio station Radio Nova and 23.4 percent of the shares in Swedish TV4 AB. Alma Media has previously convened an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on January 31, 2005 in order to decide on the divestment of the group’s Broadcasting division.

Proventus acquires 15.2 percent of the shares in Alma Media

Mon, Jan 10, 2005 07:30 CET

On January 7, 2005, Proventus Industrier AB acquired 4,426,676 series I shares and 931,796 series II shares in Alma Media Corporation representing 8.5 percent of the company’s share capital and 15.2 percent of the votes. Prior to the acquisition, Proventus did not own any shares in Alma Media. The sellers of the shares are Suomi Mutual Life Assurance Company, Pohjola Non-Life Insurance Company Ltd and Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company. – This investment in Alma Media follows our investment in Swedish TV4 and increases our possibilities to participate in the development of the

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Proventus and Bonnier make an offer for Alma Media’s Broadcasting division

Proventus acquires 15.2 percent of the shares in Alma Media