Oy Herttaässä Ab did not apply for a special audit of Alma Media from the State Provincial Office

Alma Media Corporation   Stock Exchange Release 17 April 2009 at
15.30

OY HERTTAÄSSÄ AB DID NOT APPLY FOR A SPECIAL AUDIT OF ALMA MEDIA FROM
THE STATE PROVINCIAL OFFICE

Oy Herttaässä Ab, a shareholder of Alma Media Corporation, proposed
to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Alma Media held in 11 March
2009 that a special audit should be conducted regarding the
administration and accounting of Alma Media in 2006, 2007, 2008 and
in the present year. The AGM considered the proposal, and as the
shareholding of Oy Herttaässä Ab exceeds 10%, the proposal was
included in the meeting minutes.

A shareholder may apply for a special audit from the State Provincial
Office of the company's domicile. The application must be done during
one month after the AGM. The State Provincial Office of Helsinki has
confirmed to Alma Media that it has not received application related
with Alma Media Corporation from Oy Herttaässä Ab.

Alma Media Corporation
Corporate Communications

For further information, please contact:
Mikko Korttila, General Counsel, Alma Media Corporation, tel. +358
50 593 4589

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Alma Media in brief

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

Net sales in 2008 totalled EUR 341million and the operating margin
was over 14%. The company's share is listed in the Mid Cap segment of
the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Exchange, trading code ALN1V.