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Three largest Ahlstrom shareholders enter nomination board

08 Jun '15

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According to Ahlstrom Corporation, its three largest registered shareholders have nominated three of their representatives in the shareholders' nomination board.

These include Thomas Ahlström from AC Invest Six B.V., Alexander Ehrnrooth from Vimpu Intressenter Ab and Risto Murto from Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company.

The company's chairman of the board, Panu Routila and Jan Inborr, who has been nominated by the board, are also members of the nomination board.

Holdings by a group of shareholders who have agreed to nominate a joint representative to the nomination board have been summed up when calculating the share of all the voting rights.

In a press release, Ahlstrom added, “Provided that shareholders in question have presented a joint written request to that effect together with a copy of such an agreement to the board chairman”.

The combined shareholding of AC Six Invest B.V., Kai Nahi, Michael Sumelius, Kasper Kylmälä, Peter Seligson and Carl Ahlström amounted to 8,192,439 or 17.6 per cent.

The combined shareholding of Vimpu Intressenter Ab and Belgrano Idiomas Oy totaled 6,171,989 or 13.2 per cent and that of Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company amounted to 1,532,200 or 3.3 per cent.

On June 5, 2015, the Nomination Board elected Thomas Ahlström amongst its members as Chairman. The Nomination Board will give its proposals to the Board of Directors by January 31, 2016 at the latest.

The nomination board now comprises of representatives of the three largest shareholders of Ahlstrom, chairman of the board of directors and a person nominated by the board of directors.

Its duties include drafting proposals of the Annual General Meeting for the election and remuneration of board of directors and the remuneration of the board committees and the nomination board. (AR)

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