Stora Enso Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

Stora Enso 5 May 2015: Announcement with a reference to Chapter 9, paragraph 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act

Helsinki, Finland, 2015-05-05 14:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STORA ENSO OYJ
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 5 May 2015 at 15.30 EET 


Stora Enso Oyj was informed on 5 May 2015 that after a return of shares lent
out by Norges Bank (The Central Bank of Norway), the number of shares in Stora
Enso Oyj held by Norges Bank has exceeded 5% of the paid-up share capital and
the number of shares in Stora Enso Oyj on 4 May 2015. 



With reference to Chapter 9, paragraph 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets
Act, Stora Enso Oyj is reporting that as of 4 May 2015 the shareholding of
Norges Bank is as follows: 




Norges Bank  Number of R shares  Number of votes  % of shares  % of votes
                     40 345 265        4 034 527         5.12        1.69



The holding of Norges Bank has been calculated according to the share capital
registered on 4 May 2015. 

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 a leading provider of renewable solutions in packaging,
biomaterials, wood and paper on global markets. Our aim is to replace
non-renewable materials by innovating and developing new products and services
based on wood and other renewable materials. We employ some 27 000 people in
more than 35 countries, and our sales in 2014 were EUR 10.2 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) on the
International OTCQX over-the-counter market. 



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