Stora Enso Oyj - Company Announcement

Stora Enso will record a negative non-recurring item of USD 180 million related to NewPage Stevens Point Mill paper machine lease in third quarter 2011

Helsinki, Finland, 2011-09-07 14:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STORA ENSO OYJ
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 7 September 2011 at 15.30 EET 

Stora Enso will record a provision with a cash impact of approximately USD 180
million (about EUR 128 million) as a negative non-recurring item (NRI) in its
third quarter 2011 results due to NewPage Corporation's Chapter 11 filing in
the USA. On 7 September 2011 NewPage voluntarily filed for Chapter 11
protection under the US Bankruptcy Code to reorganise its debt. 

When Stora Enso North America, Inc (SENA) was divested to NewPage, the Stevens
Point Mill Paper Machine (PM) 35 lease obligation was transferred from Stora
Enso to NewPage. However, as explained in the Group's Financial Statements
since 2007, Stora Enso remained as guarantor of the lease. Stora Enso intends
to recover a portion of the recorded cost related to the lease obligation in
NewPage's restructuring. 

In the second quarter of 2009 Stora Enso wrote down to zero value its 19.9%
shareholding in NewPage and the vendor note it holds. 

For further information, please contact:
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, Head of Investor Relations, tel. +358 2046 21242
Lauri Peltola, Head of Communications and Global Responsibility, tel. +358 2046
21380 

A previous stock exchange release concerning New Page is available at
www.storaenso.com/press 

  -- 15 July 2009: Stora Enso will record a write-down of at maximum USD 575
     (EUR 418) million related to its 19.9% NewPage shareholding and vendor note
     as a non-recurring item in its second quarter 2009 results

More information about the lease obligation on Stora Enso's Financial Report
2010 on Note 31 page 117. 

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Stora Enso is the global rethinker of the packaging, paper and wood products
industry. We always rethink the old and expand to the new to offer our
customers innovative solutions based on renewable materials. Stora Enso employssome 26 000 people worldwide, and our sales in 2010 amounted to EUR 10.3
billion. Stora Enso shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (STEAV, STERV) and
Stockholm (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are traded in the USA as ADRs
(SEOAY) in the International OTCQX over-the-counter market. 



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