Decisions taken by Alma Media's Annual General Meeting and


Alma Media Corporation Stock Exchange Release 12 March 2008 at 15:45

DECISIONS TAKEN BY ALMA MEDIA'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Alma Media Corporation was held
today in Helsinki, Finland. The AGM decided on the matters stipulated
in Article 10 of the Articles of Association.

Composition of the Board of Directors

The AGM confirmed the number of Board members at seven. The current
members of the Board of Directors, Lauri Helve, Matti Kavetvuo, Kai
Seikku, Kari Stadigh, Harri Suutari and Ahti Vilppula were re-elected
and Erkki Solja, M. Sc. (Econ.), was elected as a new member. The
term of the Board of Directors will expire at the close of the next
Annual General Meeting. These decisions were in accordance with the
proposal made by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the
Board of Directors.

Remuneration of the Board of Directors

In accordance with the proposal of the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee, the AGM decided that the chairman of the Board be paid an
annual fee of EUR 30,000, the vice chairman EUR 24,000 and ordinary
members EUR 20,000. In addition, the chairman will be paid a fee of
EUR 1000, the vice chairman EUR 700 and ordinary members EUR 500 for
each Board and committee meeting they attend.

Remuneration and election of the auditor

Ernst & Young Oy was re-elected as Alma Media's auditor. The
auditor's remuneration will be paid according to invoicing.

Dividend payment

The AGM resolved to distribute a dividend of EUR 0.90 per share for
the fiscal year 2007 in accordance with the proposal of the Board of
Directors. The dividend will be paid to shareholders who are
registered as shareholders on the record date, 17 March 2008, in Alma
Media Corporation's shareholder register maintained by the Finnish
Central Securities Depository. The dividend payment date is 27 March
2008.

Decisions taken by the Board of Directors

After the AGM, the organization meeting of the Board of Directors
elected Kari Stadigh as chairman and Matti Kavetvuo as deputy
chairman of the Board.

The Board of Directors also appointed the members of the permanent
committees. The members of the Audit Committee are Kai Seikku, Erkki
Solja and Harri Suutari. Kari Stadigh, chairman of the Board, and
Matti Kavetvuo, deputy chairman of the Board, continue as members of
the Nomination and Compensation Committee in accordance with the
charter of the Board.

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION

Rauno Heinonen
Vice President, Corporate Communications and IR


Alma Media in brief

Alma Media is a profitably growing and internationally expanding
company that invests in the future of newspapers and online media.
It's best known products are the Aamulehti, Iltalehti, Kauppalehti
and Etuovi.com.

Net sales in 2007 totalled EUR 329 million and the operating margin
was over 19 %. The company's share is listed in the Mid Cap segment
of the OMX Exchange's Nordic List, trading code ALN1V.
Decisions taken by Alma Media's Annual General Meeting and the Board of Directors
