2016-01-05 14:20:01 CET

2016-01-05 14:20:01 CET


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Stora Enso Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

Stora Enso: Announcement with a reference to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act


Helsinki, Finland, 2016-01-05 14:20 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STORA ENSO OYJ
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 5 January 2016 at 15.20 EET 

Stora Enso Oyj has on 5 January 2016 received an announcement under Chapter 9,
Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which BlackRock Inc.'s
indirect holding in Stora Enso shares has increased over the threshold of 5% on
4 January 2016. 

The shareholding of BlackRock, Inc. in Stora Enso has increased to 34,907,080
shares, corresponding to 4.36% of Stora Enso’s shares. The total number of
Stora Enso shares owned directly or through financial instruments by BlackRock,
Inc. and its funds was 5.06% on 4 January 2016. The share of voting rights
remains under 5%. The holdings of BlackRock Inc. have been calculated according
to Stora Enso’s registered number of shares of 788 619 987 and number of votes
237 718 379. 

Total positions of BlackRock, Inc. and its funds according to the notification:

                            % of shares and  % of shares and voting     Total of
                             voting rights    rights through financial   both in
                             (total of A)     instruments (total of B)   %      
                                                                        (A + B) 
Resulting situation on the  4.42% of shares  0.64% shares               5.06%   
 date on which threshold    Below 5% voting  Below 5% voting rights      shares 
 was crossed or reached      rights                                     Below 5%
                                                                         voting 
                                                                         rights 
Position of previous        Below 5% shares  Below 5% shares            Below 5%
 notification (if           Below 5% voting  Below 5% voting rights      shares 
 applicable)                 rights                                     Below 5%
                                                                         voting 
                                                                         rights 

Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold
was crossed or reached: 

A: Shares and voting rights

Class/type    Number of shares  Number of shares  % of shares     % of shares   
 of shares     and voting        and voting        and voting      and voting   
               rights            rights            rights          rights       
ISIN code     Direct (SMA 9:5)  Indirect (SMA     Direct (SMA     Indirect (SMA 
 (if                             9:6 and 9:7)      9:5)            9:6 and 9:7  
 possible)                                                                      
FI0009005961                    34 907 080                        4.42% of      
                                 shares                            shares       
                                Below 5% voting                   Below 5%      
                                 rights                            voting rights
SUBTOTAL A    34 907 080 shares                   4.42% of shares               
              Below 5% voting rights              Below 5% voting rights        

B: Financial Instruments according to SMA 9:6a

Type of         Expirat  Exercise  Physical or    Number of        % of shares  
 financial      ion      /          cash           shares and       and voting  
 instrument      date    Conversi   settlement     voting rights    rights      
                         on                                                     
                          period                                                
Securities      N/A      N/A       Physical       1 742 500        0.22% shares 
 Lent                                              shares          Below 5%     
                                                  Below 5% voting   voting      
                                                   rights           rights      
CFD             N/A      N/A       Cash           3 252 740        0.41% shares 
                                                   shares          Below 5%     
                                                  Below 5% voting   voting      
                                                   rights           rights      
Total Return    22 June  N/A       Cash           67 000 shares    0.00% shares 
 SWAP            2016                             Below 5% voting  Below 5%     
                                                   rights           voting      
                                                                    rights      
                                   SUBTOTAL B     5 062 240        0.64% shares 
                                                   shares          Below 5%     
                                                  Below 5% voting   voting      
                                                   rights           rights      

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity is presented in the enclosed Annex. 


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



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 Helsinki Oy (STEAV, STERV) and Nasdaq Stockholm AB
(STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are traded in the USA as ADRs (SEOAY)
on the International OTCQX over-the-counter market. www.storaenso.com 

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