Stora Enso Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

Stora Enso 23 April 2014: Announcement with a reference to Chapter 9, paragraph 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act

Helsinki, Finland, 2014-04-23 19:50 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STORA ENSO OYJ
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 23 April 2014 at 20.50 EET 


Stora Enso Oyj was informed on 23 April 2014 that the number of shares in the
Company held by Norges Bank (The Central Bank of Norway) has decreased below 5%
of the paid-up share capital and the number of shares in Stora Enso Oyj
following a share lending transaction on 22 April 2014 in which Norges Bank is
the lender. 


With reference to Chapter 9, paragraph 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets
Act, Stora Enso Oyj is reporting that as of 22 April 2014 the shareholding of
Norges Bank is as follows: 




Norges Bank  Number of R shares  Number of votes  % of shares  % of votes
                     31 271 568        3 127 157         3.97        1.31



The holding of Norges Bank has been calculated according to the share capital
registered on 22 April 2014. 

For further information, please contact:
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, SVP, Investor Relations, tel. +358 2046 21242

www.storaenso.com
www.storaenso.com/investors


Stora Enso is the global rethinker of the paper, biomaterials, wood products
and packaging industry. We always rethink the old and expand to the new to
offer our customers innovative solutions based on renewable materials. Stora
Enso employs some 29 000 people worldwide, and our sales in 2013 amounted to
EUR 10.6 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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