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Stora Enso shares converted

Helsinki, Finland, 2011-05-16 08:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STORA ENSO OYJ
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 16 May 2011 at 09.00 EET 

During the 8 February -29 April 2011 conversion period there was one conversion
and a total of 762 A shares were converted into R shares. The shares were
recorded in the Finnish trade register today, 16 May 2011, and trading in the
new R shares will start on 17 May 2011. 


Breakdown of shares after conversion:



A shares  177 149 022
R shares  612 389 477
Total     789 538 499


Each A share and each ten R shares carry one vote. The total amount of votes
after conversion is 238 387 969. 

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 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. 

STORA ENSO OYJ