Alma Media Corporation Stock exchange release May 17, 2011 at 10.00 (EEST) THE INCREASE OF ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION'S SHARE CAPITAL BASED ON OPTION PROGRAMME 2006B The stock option rights granted under Alma Media Corporation's option programme 2006B have been used to subscribe to a total of 357,330 new Alma Media Corporation shares during March 7 - April 30, 2011. Based on these subscriptions, a total of EUR 214,398 will be recorded in the company's share capital and EUR 2,483,443.50 in the share premium fund. The increase in share capital has been entered in the Trade Register today. Public trading of the new shares will commence on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange together with the old shares on May 18, 2011. In accordance with the terms and conditions of Alma Media's 2006 option programme, the share subscription price for the 2006B option rights was EUR 7.55 per share and the book countervalue EUR 0.60 per share. As a result of the share subscriptions made with the 2006B option rights, the registered share capital of Alma Media Corporation rose to EUR 45,292,111.80. After the increase in the share capital, the total number of Alma Media Corporation's shares is 75,486,853. The terms and conditions of the stock option programme 2006 can be viewed at Alma Media website, www.almamedia.fi/option_programmes. During 2011, the timetable for the share subscriptions based on option programme 2006 is as follows: Share subscription deadline Entry into the Trade Register New shares tradable 19 Jul 2011 4 Aug 2011 5 Aug 2011 25 Oct 2011 10 Nov 2011 11 Nov 2011 19 Dec 2011 5 Jan 2012 6 Jan 2012 Dividend rights of the shares and other shareholder rights commence after the increase in share capital has been entered in the Trade Register. After subscription, the shares shall have the same dividend rights as other Alma Media shares. Alma Media Corporation Rauno Heinonen Vice President, Corporate Communications and IR Further information: Tuomas Itkonen, CFO, tel. +358 10 665 2244 Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, 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 2,800 professionals. The company's net sales in 2010 totalled MEUR 311.4 with an operating margin of 13.9 per cent. Alma Media's share (ALN1V) is listed in the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Exchange. Read more at www.almamedia.fi [HUG#1516418]
The increase of Alma Media Corporation's share capital based on option programme 2006B
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