Ahlstrom grants President and CEO Marco Levi retention shares as part of long-term incentive plan

Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE June 16, 2014 at 9.30 EET

Ahlstrom grants President and CEO Marco Levi retention shares as part of long-
term incentive plan

Ahlstrom Corporation's President and CEO Marco Levi has started in his new
position today, on June 16, 2014.

The Board of Directors of Ahlstrom has on June 15, 2014 decided to grant Marco
Levi a total of 120,000 company shares based on the authorization by the Annual
General Meeting on March 25, 2014 to distribute the company's own shares. The
shares are part of the long-term share-based incentive plan of the President and
CEO and are granted free of charge on terms typical for so-called restricted
shares.

The shares will be subscribed and granted on August 31, 2014 at the latest. The
ownership of the retention shares includes restrictions such as the right to
gradually transfer and dispose of the shares only after 2-4 years and the
company's right to buy back the shares.

More details on the remuneration of the President and CEO are available on
Ahlstrom's web pages at www.ahlstrom.com/en/Investors/Corporate-governance.

For more information, please contact:

Pertti Korhonen, Chairman of the Board, Tel: +358 20 529 211
Liisa Nyyssönen, VP 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.


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