Stora Enso Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

Stora Enso: Announcement with reference to Chapter 2, paragraph 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act

Helsinki, Finland, 2011-04-18 17:15 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STORA ENSO OYJ
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 18 April 2011 at 18.15 EET 

Stora Enso Oyj was informed on 18 April 2011 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 after a
share lending transaction, where Norges Bank is the lender, on 15 April 2011. 

With reference to Chapter 2, paragraph 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets
Act, Stora Enso Oyj is reporting that as of 15 April 2011 the shareholding of
Norges Bank is as follows: 



Norges Bank  Number of R shares  Number of votes  % of shares  % of votes
                     38 032 292        3 803 229         4.82        1.60

The holding of Norges Bank has been calculated according to the share capital
registered on 15 April 2011. 



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 global paper, packaging and wood products company producing
newsprint and book paper, magazine paper, fine paper, consumer board,
industrial packaging and wood products. The Group is the world leader in forest
industry sustainability. We offer our customers solutions based on renewable
raw materials. Our products provide a climate-friendly alternative to many
non-renewable materials, and have a smaller carbon footprint. Stora Enso is
listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and the FTSE4Good Index. Stora
Enso employs some 26 000 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. 


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