Ahlstrom - Company Announcement

Ahlstrom has sold Munksjö shares worth EUR 20.4 million

Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE May 11, 2015 at 19.45

Ahlstrom has sold Munksjö shares worth EUR 20.4 million

Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, has sold
2,000,000 shares in Munksjö Oyj for approximately EUR 20.4 million. Ahlstrom
will book a capital gain of approximately EUR 10 million from the transaction in
its second-quarter 2015 financial accounts.

According to Ahlstrom's knowledge 400,000 shares valued at approximately EUR
4.08 million were sold to AC Invest Five B.V. and 125,000 shares valued at
approximately EUR 1.28 million to Viknum AB. Both entities are Ahlstrom
Corporation's related parties.

Following the sale of shares, Ahlstrom's shareholding in Munksjö is 1,300,981
shares, representing 2.55% of the total shares and votes.

For more information, please contact:
Liisa Nyyssönen
VP, 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 2014, Ahlstrom's net sales
amounted to EUR 1 billion. Our 3,400 employees serve customers in 22 countries.
Ahlstrom's share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. More information
available at www.ahlstrom.com.


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