Stora Enso Oyj - Corporate Action

Stora Enso treasury shares cancelled and share conversion registered

Helsinki, Finland, 2013-05-15 08:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STORA ENSO OYJ
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 15 May 2013 at 9.00 EET 

In accordance with a decision of Stora Enso's Annual General Meeting on 23
April 2013, 918 512 treasury R shares (approximately 0.12% of the issued
shares) have been cancelled. The cancellation of these treasury shares was
recorded in the Finnish trade register today, 15 May 2013. 

In addition, during the 6 February - 30 April 2013 conversion period there was
one conversion and a total of 400 A shares were converted into R shares. The
shares were recorded in the Finnish trade register today, 15 May 2013, and
trading in the new R shares will start on 16 May 2013. 

Breakdown of shares after cancellation and conversion:


A shares  177 146 372
R shares  611 473 615
Total     788 619 987


Each A share and each ten R shares carry one vote. The total number of votes
after cancellation and conversion is 238 293 733. 

The cancellation of treasury shares does not affect the Company's share capital.

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 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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