Stora Enso Oyj - Company Announcement

Stora Enso divests its shareholding in Thiele Kaolin

Helsinki, Finland, 2014-02-05 11:58 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STORA ENSO OYJ
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 5 February  at 12.58 EET 

Stora Enso has signed an agreement to sell its 40.24% shareholding in the
US-based processed kaolin clay producer Thiele Kaolin Company to Thiele Kaolin
Company for USD 76 (EUR 56) million. Stora Enso will record a capital gain of
EUR 37 million as a non-recurring item in its first quarter 2014 results. The
consideration was paid fully in cash when the agreement was signed and is
subject to final adjustments by the end of March 2014. The divestment will
decrease the operational EBIT of the segment Other by approximately EUR 7
million annually. 

The transaction was signed and finalised on 4 February 2014. Following the
transaction, Stora Enso is no longer a shareholder of Thiele Kaolin Company. 

Stora Enso's shareholding in Thiele Kaolin was part of its North American
operations but not included in the divestments in 2007. Thiele Kaolin's
divestment is part of Stora Enso's programme of selling non-core assets and in
accordance with its strategic transformation to a value-creating renewable
materials company focusing on growth markets. 


For further information, please contact:
Jyrki Tammivuori, SVP, Group Treasury, tel. +358 2046 21043
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 28 000 people worldwide, and our sales in 2012 amounted to
EUR 10.8 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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