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Stora Enso shares converted

Helsinki, Finland, 2012-01-16 08:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STORA ENSO OYJ
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 16 January 2012 at 9.00 EET 

During the 1-31 December 2011 conversion period there was one conversion and a
total of 1 000 A shares were converted into R shares. The shares were recorded
in the Finnish trade register today, 16 January 2012, and trading in the new R
shares will start on 17 January 2012. 

Breakdown of shares after conversion:




A shares  177 147 772
R shares  612 390 727
Total     789 538 499



Each A share and each ten R shares carry one vote. The total amount of votes
after conversion is 238 386 844. 

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


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

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 employs
some 30 000 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. 

STORA ENSO OYJ