Ahlstrom - Changes in company's own shares

Ahlstrom Corporation: Transfer of the Company's own shares

Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 9.9.2011

Ahlstrom Corporation has, based on the authorization given by the Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders on 30 March 2011, transferred 6,000 of its own shares to
a new member of the company's Executive Management Team as part of his total
compensation.

Date: September 09, 2011
Share class: AHL1V
Number of shares: 6,000
Price/share: gratuitous
The number of own shares held by the Company after the transfer: 19,005

Ahlstrom Corporation

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

Ahlstrom in brief
Ahlstrom is a high performance 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, wallcovers, wipes,
flooring, labels and food packaging. We have a leading market position in the
businesses in which we operate. Our 5,700 employees serve customers in 26
countries on six continents. In 2010, Ahlstrom's net sales amounted to EUR 1.9
billion. The company's share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. More
information available at www.ahlstrom.com.


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