Helsinki, Finland, 2015-11-13 15:25 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Talentum Stock Exchange Release 13 November 2015 at 4.25 p.m.
Talentum Corporation has received the following notification on 13 November 2015:
NOTIFICATION OF A CHANGE OF SHAREHOLDING PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 5 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKET ACT
1. Issuer of the shares
Talentum Corporation, business identity code 0114701-2.
2. Name of the shareholder subject to notification obligation
Alma Media Corporation.
3. Reason for the notification
Reason for notification is agreement or other arrangement that, if realised, would result in the acquisition of shares or voting rights.
The tender offer period of the exchange offer made by Alma Media Corporation to the shareholders and option holders of Talentum Corporation began on 14 October 2015 and ended on 12 November 2015. The acceptances for the exchange offer amount to 27,521,886 shares representing 62.13 percent of all shares and voting rights in Talentum Corporation. Alma Media Corporation has on 13 November 2015 received information on the acceptances made on 12 November 2015 which will lead to exceeding the flagging notification threshold. If the exchange offer shall be completed, the number of shares and voting rights of Talentum Corporation held by Alma Media Corporation including the number of shares and voting rights of the companies controlled by it, will rise over 90 per cent.
Kauppalehti Ltd is a subsidiary company of Alma Media Corporation totally owned by Alma Media Corporation. Other companies of the group but Alma Media Corporation and Kauppalehti Ltd do not own Talentum Corporation's shares.
The completion date of the exchange offer is preliminary expected to be 20 November 2015.
4. Alma Media Corporation's existing shareholding and voting rights including the number of shares and voting rights controlled by it
| Ownership | Number of Shares | % of total number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of total number of voting rights |
| Alma Media Corporation | 1,036,295 | 2.34 | 1,036,295 | 2.34 |
| Kauppalehti Ltd (controlled company) | 13,200,000 | 29.80 | 13,200,000 | 29.80 |
|
Alma Media Corporation in total |
14,236,295 | 32.14 | 14,236,295 | 32.14 |
5. Alma Media Corporation's shareholding and voting rights including the number of shares and voting rights controlled by it if the exchange offer shall be completed
| Ownership | Number of Shares | % of total number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of total number of voting rights |
| Alma Media Corporation | 28,558,181 | 64.47 | 28,558,181 | 64.47 |
| Kauppalehti Ltd (controlled company) | 13,200,000 | 29.80 | 13,200,000 | 29.80 |
|
Alma Media Corporation in total |
41,758,181 | 94.27 | 41,758,181 | 94.27 |
The percentages have been calculated in proportion to the total number of shares of Talentum registered at the Trade Register on 13 November 2015 and the total amount of voting rights related to them, i.e. 44,295,787 shares and voting rights.
Helsinki, 13 November 2015
Talentum Corporation
Aarne Aktan
CEO
Further information:
Lasse Rosengren, General Counsel, Talentum Corporation
tel. +358 40 342 4204
Distribution:
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