Ahlstrom - Company Announcement

Ahlstrom's Board of Directors approves share-based incentive plan for years 2008-2012

Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 01.02.2008

Ahlstrom's Board of Directors has approved a share-based long term
incentive plan for the Corporate Executive Team (CET) as part of the
remuneration and commitment program for the CET.

The plan will last for five years, comprising three earning periods
of three calendar years (2008, 2009 and 2010). The plan offers a
possibility to receive Ahlstrom shares and cash (equaling the amount
of taxes of the total reward) as a reward, if the Earnings Per Share
(EPS) targets set by the Board for each earning period are achieved.

If the targets of the plan are attained in full for all three earning
periods, the reward to be paid on the basis of the plan will in its
entirety correspond to a gross value of 500,000 shares as a maximum.

The Board recommends that the President & CEO owns shares in the
Company, corresponding in value to his annual net salary and that the
other CET members own shares in the Company, corresponding in value
to half of their annual net salary.

At the same time a cash-based long term incentive plan for 2008-2010
was approved for other key employees of the Ahlstrom Group.

For further information, please contact:

Gustav Adlercreutz, Senior Vice President, Administration, and
General Counsel, Ahlstrom Corporation, tel. +358 (0)10 888 4727

Distribution:
OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki
Main media
www.ahlstrom.com


Ahlstrom in brief

Ahlstrom is a global leader in the development, manufacture and
marketing of high performance fiber-based materials. Nonwovens and
specialty papers, made by Ahlstrom, are used in a large variety of
everyday products, such as filters, wipes, flooring, labels, and
tapes. Based upon its unique fiber expertise and innovative approach,
the company has a strong market position in several business areas in
which it operates. Ahlstrom's 6,500 employees serve customers via
sales offices and production facilities in more than 20 countries on
six continents. In 2007, Ahlstrom's net sales amounted to EUR 1.8
billion. Ahlstrom's share is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange
Helsinki. The company website is www.ahlstrom.com.