Changes in Alma Media's Group Executive Team

Alma Media Corporation   Stock exchange release    27 July 2012 at 14.50 EEST CHANGES IN ALMA MEDIA'S GROUP EXECUTIVE TEAM Group executive team partner, CFO Tuomas Itkonen will leave Alma Media to assume a new position outside the company by 26 January 2013 at the latest. The search for Tuomas Itkonen's successor will begin immediately. ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION Rauno Heinonen Vice President, Corporate Communications and IR For further information, please contact: Tuomas Itkonen, CFO, tel. +358 10 665 2244 Kai Telanne, President and CEO, tel. +358 10 665 3500 Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy, Main media Alma Media in brief Alma Media is a dynamic media company whose best-known products are Aamulehti, Iltalehti, Kauppalehti and Etuovi.com. Alma Media employs approximately 3,000 professionals. The company's net sales in 2011 totalled MEUR 316.2 with an operating margin of 13.3 per cent. Alma Media's share (ALN1V) is listed in the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Exchange. Read more at www.almamedia.com. This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Alma Media Oyj via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1630094]