THE DECISION OF THE FINNISH COMPETITION AUTHORITY CONCERNING ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION'S MANDATORY TENDER OFFER FOR TALENTUM OYJ'S SHARES

Talentum Oyj 	Company Announcement   September 9, 2009 at 12.40 pm

THE DECISION OF THE FINNISH COMPETITION AUTHORITY CONCERNING ALMA MEDIA
CORPORATION'S MANDATORY TENDER OFFER FOR TALENTUM OYJ'S SHARES 

Alma Media Corporation (“Alma Media”) has made a mandatory tender offer
(“Tender offer”) for all of the shares in Talentum Oyj (“Talentum”). The cash
consideration offered for the shares is EUR 1.85 per each share in Talentum.
The Tender offer has commenced on 19 August 2009 at 9.30 a.m. (Finnish time)
and ends on 15 September 2009 at 4.00 p.m. (Finnish time), unless the offer
period is extended in accordance with the terms and conditions of the mandatory
Tender offer. The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has on 17 August 2009
approved the offer document regarding the mandatory Tender offer published by
Alma Media on 19 August 2009. The Board of Directors of Talentum Oyj issued on
September 4, 2009 the statement referred to in Chapter 6 Section 6 of the
Finnish Securities Market Act regarding the mandatory tender offer published by
Alma Media on 10 August 2009 concerning the shares in Talentum. 

Alma Media has disclosed in its company announcement today as follows:
The Finnish Competition Authority has referred the Tender offer to continued
consideration. In continued consideration, the Finnish Competition Authority
may approve the acquisition as such, set terms and conditions for its approval
or propose that the Market Court rejects the transaction. The continued
consideration may last three months at most. 

The company announcement of Alma Media Corporation on September 9, 2009 is in
full after this company announcement. 

TALENTUM OYJ
Juha Blomster
CEO

Further information:
Tuomo Saarinen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, tel. +358 500 223 970 

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“Alma Media Corporation   Stock Exchange Release   9 September 2009 at 11.20
a.m. 

FINNISH COMPETITION AUTHORITY HAS REFERRED ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION'S TENDER
OFFER FOR TALENTUM OYJ'S SHARES TO CONTINUED CONSIDERATION 

Alma Media Corporation (“Alma Media”) announced on 10 August 2009 that it will
make a mandatory public tender offer for all of the issued and outstanding
shares in Talentum Oyj (“Talentum”) (the “Tender Offer”). The Tender Offer
commenced on 19 August 2009 at 9:30 a.m. (Finnish time) and will end on 15
September 2009 at 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time) (the “Offer Period”) unless the
Tender Offer is extended or discontinued in accordance with its terms and
conditions. The consideration offered for each Share in Talentum validly
tendered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer is EUR
1.85 in cash. 

According to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, the Tender Offer is
subject to the receipt of all regulatory and other permits and approvals
required for the completion of the Tender Offer, including clearances from
competition authorities, on the terms and conditions that are acceptable to
Alma Media. Alternatively, Alma Media may, to the extent that is possible
according to the law, waive this precondition for the completion. 

Alma Media has been informed today that the Finnish Competition Authority has
referred the Tender Offer to continued consideration. In continued
consideration, the Finnish Competition Authority may approve the acquisition as
such, set terms and conditions for its approval or propose that the Market
Court rejects the transaction. The continued consideration may last three
months at most. 

Alma Media will announce the possible extension of the Offer Period at the
latest upon the expiry of the preliminary offer period on 15 September 2009. 

Alma Media Corporation
Rauno Heinonen
Vice President, Corporate Communications and IR

Additional information:
Kai Telanne, President and CEO, tel. +358 10 665 3500

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This release may not be released or otherwise distributed, in whole or in part,
in or into Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa, Canada or the United
States. This release is not a tender offer document and as such does not
constitute an offer or invitation to make a sales offer. Investors shall accept
the Tender Offer for the shares only on the basis of the information provided
in a tender offer document. Offers will not be made directly or indirectly in
any jurisdiction where either an offer or participation therein is prohibited
by applicable law or where any tender offer document or registration or other
requirements would apply in addition to those undertaken in Finland. 

The Tender Offer is not being made in any jurisdiction where prohibited by
applicable law and the tender offer document and related acceptance forms will
not and may not be distributed, forwarded or transmitted into or from any
jurisdiction where prohibited by applicable law. In particular, the Tender
Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use of the
postal service of, or by any means or instrumentality (including, without
limitation, facsimile transmission, telex, telephone or the Internet) of
interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national securities
exchange of, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa, Canada or the United
States. The Tender Offer cannot be accepted by any such use, means or
instrumentality or from within Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa,
Canada or the United States.”