Ahlstrom - Company Announcement

Ahlstrom publishes carve-out financial information related to Label and Processing business

Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE May 17, 2013 at 18.17

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Ahlstrom, a global leader in high performance fiber-based materials, publishes
carve-out financial information for 2012 and first-quarter of 2013 with respect
to Ahlstrom's Label and Processing business in Europe and Brazil.

This previously unpublished information is included in Munksjö Oyj's prospectus,
consisting of a registration document and a summary and securities note
(together the Prospectus), related to the listing of Munksjö Oyj shares in
connection with the combination of Ahlstrom's Label and Processing businesses in
Europe with Munksjö AB.

The Finnish language Prospectus approved by the Finnish Financial Supervisory
Authority as well as the English language translation will be available on
Ahlstrom's website at www.ahlstrom.com/en/munksjotransaction and on the website
of Munksjö Oyj at www.munksjo.com on  May 20, 2013 at the latest.

On May 13, 2013, Munksjö Oyj submitted a listing application to the Helsinki
Stock Exchange (NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd) for the listing of the company's shares
on the official list of the Helsinki Stock Exchange. The trading in Munksjö's
shares is expected to commence on Friday, June 7, 2013, under the trading symbol
MUNK1, provided that the completion of the transaction in Europe has taken
place.

Ahlstrom announced on August 28, 2012, the transaction between Ahlstrom and EQT
concerning the combination of Ahlstrom's Label and Processing business and
Munksjö AB. The execution of the transaction involves the demergers of
Ahlstrom's Label and Processing businesses in Europe (LP Europe) and Brazil
(Coated Specialties) into Munksjö Oyj, the new company established in Finland
for these purposes. In these demergers, Ahlstrom's shareholders will receive
newly issued shares of Munksjö as contribution.

The LP Europe completion is expected to take place on or before May 27, 2013,
provided that the relevant competition clearances, e.g. from the European
Commission and Brazil, are obtained prior to that. The Coated Specialties
completion is expected to take place in the second half of 2013.

The Prospectus contains the following previously unpublished information related
to Ahlstrom (terms used in this document will have the meanings assigned to them
in the Prospectus):

Carve-out financial information

The Prospectus contains carve-out financial information with respect to
Ahlstrom's Label and Processing business in Europe and Brazil derived from the
Ahlstrom Group's consolidated financial statements. These carve-out financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS under consideration of the
principles for determining which assets and liabilities, income and expenses as
well as cash flows are to be assigned to LP Europe and Coated Specialties as
described in the notes to the carve-out financial statements. The carve-out
financial information to be disclosed in the Prospectus includes the following:

1. LP Europe's unaudited interim report for the three month period ended March
31, 2013;

2. LP Europe's audited carve-out financial statements as at and for the year
ended December 31, 2012;

3. Coated Specialties' unaudited interim report for the three month period ended
March 31, 2012;

4. Coated Specialties' audited carve-out financial statements as at and for the
year ended December 31, 2012.

Appendix 1 and 2: LP Europe carve-out financial information as pdf.

Appendix 3 and 4: Coated Specialties carve-out financial information as pdf.



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. Our products are
used in a large variety of everyday applications, such as filters, medical gowns
and drapes, diagnostics, wallcoverings, flooring and food packaging. We have a
leading market position in the businesses in which we operate. In 2012,
Ahlstrom's net sales from the continuing operations (excluding Label and
Processing business) amounted to EUR 1 billion. Our 3,800 employees serve
customers in 28 countries on six continents. Ahlstrom's share is quoted on the
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. More information available at www.ahlstrom.com.

Disclaimer
This document may not be distributed in or into Australia, Canada, the Hong Kong
special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, Japan, New
Zealand, South Africa or the United States. The information contained herein
shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the
securities referred to herein in any jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction.
This document is not an offer for sale of securities in the United States.
Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration
or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. Ahlstrom Corporation, Munksjö AB and Munksjö Corporation have not
registered, and do not intend to register, any offering of the Munksjö shares in
the United States. There will be no public offering of the Munksjö shares in the
United States. This document is only being distributed to and is only directed
at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) to investment
professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") or (iii) high net worth
companies, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling
within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order or (iv) persons who are members or
creditors of the company to which this communication relates, falling within
article 43(2) of the Order (all such persons in (i), (ii) (iii) and (iv) above
together being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any investment activity to
which this document relates will be only available to and will be engaged in
only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not
act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

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Attachments:

LP Europe 2012.pdf

LP Europe Q1/2013.pdf

Coated Specialties 2012.pdf

Coated Specialties Q1/2013.pdf