Ahlstrom to start repurchases of own shares
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Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 15.9.2011 at 14.10
Ahlstrom Corporation, a global high performance materials company, announces
that its Board of Directors has today decided to utilize the authorization given
by the Annual General Meeting held on March 30, 2011 to repurchase Ahlstrom
shares for the implementation of the company's share-based incentive plan.
The maximum number of shares to be acquired is 250,000 corresponding to about
0.54% of the total number of shares and votes. The repurchases will decrease the
distributable capital and reserves. Ahlstrom currently holds a total of 19,005
own shares, corresponding to approximately 0.04% of the shares and votes.
The share repurchases will start on September 22, 2011 at the earliest, and end
by the end of the next Annual General Meeting on April 3, 2012 at the latest.
The shares shall be acquired through public trading on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
exchange at the market price prevailing at the time of repurchase. Evli Bank plc
will act as stock broker in the repurchases.
Ahlstrom's Board of Directors has an authorization to acquire 4,000,000 of the
company's own shares, which is valid until the end of the 2012 Annual General
Meeting.
For more information, please contact:
Liisa Nyyssönen
Vice President, Communications
Tel. +358 10 888 4757
Seppo Parvi
CFO
Tel. +358 10 888 4768
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, wipes,
flooring, labels and food packaging. We have a leading market position in the
businesses in which we operate. Our 5,700 employees serve customers in 26
countries on six continents. In 2010, Ahlstrom's net sales amounted to EUR 1.9
billion. The company's share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. More
information available atwww.ahlstrom.com.
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Source: Ahlstrom Oyj via Thomson Reuters ONE
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