Ahlstrom - Decisions of general meeting

Decisions taken by Ahlstrom Corporation's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and Board of Directors

Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE April 4, 2012 at 15.45

Ahlstrom Corporation's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) was held
today April 4, 2012.

Resolution on the distribution of profits

The AGM resolved to distribute a dividend totaling EUR 1.30 per share for the
fiscal year that ended on December 31, 2011 from the retained earnings in
accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors: a dividend of EUR 0.87
per share and an extra dividend of EUR 0.43 per share based on cash generated
from the divestiture of the Home and Personal Business Area. The dividend record
date is April 11, 2012 and the pay date April 18, 2012. In addition, the AGM
resolved to reserve EUR 100,000 to be used for donations at the discretion of
the Board of Directors.

Approval of the Financial Statements

The AGM approved the financial statements and discharged the members of the
Board of Directors and the CEO from liability for the fiscal year January 1-
December 31, 2011.

Election and remuneration of the Board of Directors

The AGM confirmed the number of Board members to be seven. Sebastian Bondestam,
Lori J. Cross, Esa Ikäheimonen, Pertti Korhonen, Anders Moberg and Peter
Seligson were re-elected as members of the Board of Directors. Nathalie
Ahlström, born 1974, was elected as a new member. The term of the Board of
Directors will expire at the close of the next Annual General Meeting.

It was decided that the remuneration of the Board members be as follows:

Chairman                    EUR 84,000 per year

Vice Chairman             EUR 63,000 per year

Members                     EUR 42,000 per year

In addition, the remuneration for attendance at Board meetings is EUR 1,500 per
meeting for Board members residing outside Finland. As regards the permanent
Board committees, the remuneration for attendance at committee meetings is EUR
1,500 per meeting. Travel expenses are reimbursed in accordance with the
Company's travel policy.

Election and remuneration of the auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy was elected as Ahlstrom's auditor as recommended by
the Audit Committee. PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy has designated Authorized Public
Accountant Eero Suomela as the Responsible Auditor. The auditor's remuneration
will be paid according to invoicing.

Authorizations to repurchase and distribute the Company's own shares as well as
to accept them as pledge

The AGM authorized the Board of Directors to repurchase and distribute the
Company's own shares as well as to accept them as pledge as proposed by the
Board of Directors. The number of shares to be repurchased or accepted as pledge
by virtue of the authorization shall not exceed 4,000,000 shares in the Company,
yet always taking into account the limitations set forth in the Companies' Act
as regards the maximum number shares owned by or pledged to the Company or its
subsidiaries. The shares may be repurchased only through public trading at the
prevailing market price by using unrestricted shareholders' equity. The rules
and guidelines of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy and Euroclear Finland Ltd shall be
followed in the repurchase.

The authorization includes the right for the Board of Directors to decide upon
all other terms and conditions for the repurchase of the Company's own shares,
or their acceptance as pledge including the right to decide on the repurchase of
the Company's own shares otherwise than in proportion to the shareholders'
holdings in the Company.

By virtue of the authorization, the Board of Directors has the right to resolve
to distribute a maximum of 4,000,000 own shares held by the Company. The Board
of Directors will be authorized to decide to whom and in which order the own
shares will be distributed. The Board of Directors may decide on the
distribution of the Company's own shares otherwise than in proportion to the
existing pre-emptive right of shareholders to purchase the Company's own shares.
The shares may be used e.g. as consideration in acquisitions and in other
arrangements as well as to implement the Company's share-based incentive plans
in the manner and to the extent decided by the Board of Directors. The Board of
Directors has also the right to decide on the distribution of the shares in
public trading for the purpose of financing possible acquisitions. The
authorization also includes the right for the Board of Directors to resolve on
the sale of the shares accepted as a pledge. The authorization includes the
right for the Board of Directors to resolve upon all other terms and conditions
for the distribution of the shares held by the Company.

The authorizations for the Board of Directors to repurchase the Company's own
shares, to distribute them as well as to accept them as pledge are valid for 18
months from the close of the Annual General Meeting but will, however, expire at
the close of the next Annual General Meeting, at the latest.

Decisions taken by the Board of Directors

After the AGM, the organization meeting of the Board of Directors elected Peter
Seligson as Chairman and Pertti Korhonen as Vice Chairman of the Board.

The Board of Directors appointed three permanent committees. The members of the
Audit Committee are Esa Ikäheimonen (Chairman), Sebastian Bondestam and Lori J.
Cross. The members of the Compensation Committee are Peter Seligson (Chairman),
Pertti Korhonen and Anders Moberg. Five persons were appointed as members of the
Nomination Committee: Peter Seligson (Chairman), Pertti Korhonen and Anders
Moberg as well as the non-board members Carl Ahlström and Risto Murto. The
composition of the Nomination Committee aims at increasing shareholder influence
in nomination matters.



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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, flooring,
labels and food packaging. We have a leading market position in the businesses
in which we operate. Our 5,200 employees serve customers in 28 countries on six
continents. In 2011, Ahlstrom's net sales amounted to EUR 1.6 billion. The
company's share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. More information is
available at www.ahlstrom.com.


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