Mar 27, 2007. /Lesprom Network/. A total of 72 858 new shares of Ahlstrom Corporation have been subscribed with option rights under the company's stock option programs I (2001) and II (2001). A corresponding increase of Euro 109 287 in Ahlstrom's share capital has been entered in the Trade Register on March 26. After the increase, the total number of Ahlstrom Corporation shares is 46 607 997 and the share capital amounts to Euro 69 911 995.50. The shares will be traded on the Helsinki Stock Exchange as old shares as of March 27, 2007. Ahlstrom is a global leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of high performance fiber-based materials.