Ahlstrom - Company Announcement

Ahlstrom's Board of Directors approved long-term share-based incentive plan 2014-2018

Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE January 30, 2014 at 13.45

Ahlstrom's Board of Directors approved long-term share-based incentive plan
2014-2018

Ahlstrom's Board of Directors has today approved a long-term share-based
incentive plan for the Executive Management Team and other key employees,
consisting of approximately 50 persons as part of the remuneration and
commitment program. The aim of the plan is to align the objectives of the
shareholders and the key employees in order to increase the value of the
company.

The plan consists of earning periods beginning on January 1, 2014; on January
1, 2015 and on January 1, 2016, and potential rewards will be paid after the end
of each earning period. The shares received as reward may not be transferred
during a restriction period that ends three years after the beginning of the
earning period.

If the targets set by the Board of Directors for the earning periods are
achieved, the plan offers an opportunity to receive Ahlstrom shares and a cash
proportion which the company uses for taxes and tax-related costs arising from
the reward to be paid. The potential reward from the first earning period will
be based on the Ahlstrom Group's net sales, earnings per share and percentage of
sales from new products. As a rule, no reward will be paid if a key employee's
employment or service ends before reward payment.

If the targets are achieved in full for the first earning period of year 2014,
the gross reward to be paid will correspond to a value of a maximum total of
390 000 shares and a cash proportion used for taxes and tax-related costs
arising from the reward to be paid.

The Board of Directors decided that the President & CEO must hold 40 percent of
the shares received on the basis of the plan as long as his service as the
President and CEO continues, and the other members of the Executive Management
Team must hold 40 percent of the shares received on the basis of the plan for
two years after the end of a three-year earning period or after the end of the
restriction period.

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. 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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