Source: Ahlstrom

Composition of Ahlstrom's Nomination Board

Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE June 6, 2014 at 16.15

Composition of Ahlstrom's Nomination Board

Ahlstrom Corporation's three largest registered shareholders on May 31, 2014
have nominated the following persons as their representatives in the
Shareholders' Nomination Board of Ahlstrom:

  * Thomas Ahlström (Ahlström Capital Oy and the shareholders listed below)
  * Alexander Ehrnrooth (Vimpu Intressenter Ab and Belgrano Investments Oy)
  * Risto Murto (Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company).

Pertti Korhonen, Chairman of the Board, and Anders Moberg, member of the Board,
are also members of the Nomination Board.

Holdings by a group of shareholders who have agreed to nominate a joint
representative to the Nomination Board have been summed up when calculating the
share of all the voting rights, provided that the shareholders in question have
presented a joint written request to that effect together with a copy of such an
agreement to the Chairman of the Board no later than May 30, 2014.

Ahlstrom has been informed that two such agreements have been made. The combined
shareholding of Ahlstrom Capital Oy, Peter Seligson, Niklas Lund, Johan
Gullichsen, Kasper Kylmälä, Michael Sumelius and Carl Ahlström amounted to
8,234,635 (17.6%). The combined shareholding of Vimpu Intressenter Ab and
Belgrano Investments Oy totaled 5,450,000 (11.7%).

The shareholding of Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company amounted to
1,532,200 (3.3%).

On June 6, 2014, the organization meeting of the Nomination Board elected Pertti
Korhonen amongst its members as Chairman. The Nomination Board will give its
proposals to the Board of Directors by January 31, 2015 at the latest.

The Nomination Board comprises representatives of the three largest shareholders
of Ahlstrom as of May 31, 2014, and in addition, Chairman of the company's Board
of Directors and a person nominated by the company's Board of Directors as
members. Its duties include preparing proposals to the Annual General Meeting
for the election and remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and
the remuneration of the Board committees and the Nomination Board.

For more information, please contact:
Liisa Nyyssönen
Vice President, Communications
Tel. +358 10 888 4757

Ahlstrom in brief
Ahlstrom is a high performance fiber-based materials company, partnering with
leading businesses around the world to help them stay ahead. We aim to grow with
a product offering for clean and healthy environment. Our materials are used in
everyday applications such as filters, medical fabrics, life science and
diagnostics, wallcoverings and food packaging. In 2013, Ahlstrom's net sales
from the continuing operations amounted to EUR 1 billion. Our 3,500 employees
serve customers in 24 countries. Ahlstrom's share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki. More information available at www.ahlstrom.com.


[HUG#1791322]