Stora Enso shares converted and North American stock options exercised
STORA ENSO OYJ Stock Exchange Announcement 17 January 2005 at 11.00
Stora Enso shares converted and North American stock options
exercised
Conversion of A shares into R shares
During the 131 December 2004 conversion period there was one
conversion and a total of 114 A shares were converted into R shares.
The shares were recorded in the Finnish trade register today,
17 January 2005, and trading in the new R shares will start
on 18 January 2005.
Breakdown of shares after conversion:
A shares 179 048 409
R shares 658 194 990
Total 837 243 399
Stora Enso North America Option Programme
Following the acquisition of Consolidated Papers, Inc. the Board
of Directors decided to convert the Consolidated Papers share
option plans into Stora Enso share option plans. In December
2004 a total of 1 053 R shares were subscribed against North
American stock options. These R shares were previously held by
the Company.
After the subscription the Company holds:
A shares 12 300
R shares 18 446 531
For further information, please contact:
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, Vice President, Investor Relations and
Financial Communications, tel. +358 2046 21242
STORA ENSO OYJ
p.p. Jussi Siitonen Jukka Marttila