TALENTUM OYJ COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT APRIL 15, 2010 AT 5.30 PM TALENTUM HAS RECEIVED A REQUEST TO CONVENE AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING On April 14, 2010 Talentum Oyj received a letter from Oy Herttaässä Ab, addressed to the Board of Directors of Talentum Oyj. The letter in full is presented below. “To the Board of Directors of Talentum Oyj Talentum Oyj's shareholder Oy Herttaässä Ab (0761658-8), which holds over one tenth of Talentum Oyj's shares, confirms its request, addressed to the Board in the Annual General Meeting on March 31, 2010, to convene an extraordinary general meeting. The matter to be considered and resolved by an extraordinary general meeting is complementing the Board of Directors by one member. Oy Herttaässä proposes that Kai Mäkelä be the seventh member of the Board of Directors. Helsinki 14.4.2010 Kai Mäkelä” Oy Herttaässä Ab currently holds 10.27% of Talentum's shares. The Board of Directors of Talentum Oyj will discuss the received letter of request in the manner provided by the Finnish Companies Act. Talentum will immediately disclose the decisions potentially made on the matter. TALENTUM OYJ Lasse Rosengren General Counsel Further information Lasse Rosengren, General Counsel, tel. +358 40 342 4204 Distribution NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Principal Media