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 March 27, 2013 at 15.45



Ahlstrom Corporation's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) was held
today March 27, 2013.

Resolution on the distribution of profits

The AGM resolved to distribute a dividend of EUR 0.63 per share for the fiscal
year that ended on December 31, 2012 from the retained earnings in accordance
with the proposal of the Board of Directors. The dividend record date is April
3, 2013 and the pay date April 10, 2013. In addition, the AGM resolved to
reserve EUR 75,000 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, 2012.

Election and remuneration of the Board of Directors

The AGM confirmed the number of Board members to be seven. Lori J. Cross, Esa
Ikäheimonen, Pertti Korhonen, Anders Moberg and Peter Seligson were re-elected
as members of the Board of Directors. Robin Ahlström, born in 1946 and Daniel
Meyer, born in 1967 were elected as new members. 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 and the Nomination Board, the remuneration for attendance at
committee and the Nomination Board 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 approved by the Company.

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.

Establishment of a Shareholders' Nomination Board

The AGM resolved to establish for an indefinite period a Shareholders'
Nomination Board to prepare proposals to the AGM for the election and
remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and the remuneration of
the Board committees and the Nomination Board. In addition, the AGM resolved to
adopt the Charter of the Shareholders' Nomination Board.

The Nomination Board comprises representatives of the three largest shareholders
of the Company and, in addition, of the Chairman of the Company's Board of
Directors and a person nominated by the Company's Board of Directors as members.
The right to nominate the shareholder representatives lies with those three
shareholders whose share of all the voting rights in the Company is on May 31
preceding the next Annual General Meeting the largest on the basis of the
shareholders' register of the Company held by Euroclear Finland Ltd. However,
holdings by a shareholder who, under the Finnish Securities Market Act, has the
obligation to disclose its shareholdings (flagging obligation) that are divided
into several funds or registers, will be summed up when calculating the share of
all the voting rights, provided that such shareholder presents a written request
to that effect to the Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors no later than
on May 30 preceding the next Annual General Meeting. Further, holdings by a
group of shareholders, who have agreed to nominate a joint representative to the
Nomination Board, will be summed up when calculating the share of all the voting
rights, provided that the shareholders in question present a joint written
request to that effect together with a copy of such an agreement to the Chairman
of the Company's Board of Directors no later than on May 30 preceding the Annual
General Meeting. Should a shareholder not wish to use its nomination right, the
right transfers to the next largest shareholder who would otherwise not have a
nomination right.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors convenes the first meeting of the
Nomination Board and the Nomination Board elects a chairman from among its
members. The Nomination Board shall submit its proposals to the Board of
Directors annually, latest on January 31 preceding the next Annual General
Meeting.

Decisions taken by the Board of Directors

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

The Board of Directors appointed two permanent committees, the Audit Committee
and the Compensation Committee. The members of the Audit Committee are Esa
Ikäheimonen (Chairman), Lori J. Cross and Peter Seligson. The members of the
Compensation Committee are Pertti Korhonen (Chairman), Robin Ahlström and Anders
Moberg.

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. Our products are
used in a large variety of everyday applications, such as filters, medical gowns
and drapes, diagnostics, wallcoverings, flooring and food packaging. We have a
leading market position in the businesses in which we operate. In 2012,
Ahlstrom's net sales from the continuing operations (excluding Label and
Processing business) amounted to EUR 1 billion. Our 3,800 employees serve
customers in 28 countries on six continents. Ahlstrom's share is quoted on the
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. More information available at www.ahlstrom.com.


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