Announcement with reference to Chapter 2, paragraph 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act
STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 9 February 2009 at 7.00 GMT
Stora Enso Oyj was informed on 6 February 2009 that the shares in the Company held by Foundation Asset Management Sweden AB (org. no. 556740-0246) has increased above 10% of the paid-up share capital on 6 February 2009. With reference to Chapter 2, paragraph 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, Stora Enso Oyj is reporting that as of 6 February 2009 the shareholding of Foundation Asset Management Sweden AB is as follows: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Foundation Asset | Number of | Number of | % of shares | % of votes | | Management Sweden AB | shares | votes | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | A shares | 63 123 386 | 63 123 386 | 8.00 | 26.48 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | R shares | 17 000 000 | 1 700 000 | 2.15 | 0.71 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total | 80 123 386 | 64 823 386 | 10.15 | 27.19 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The holding of Foundation Asset Management Sweden AB has been calculated according to the share capital registered on 15 January 2009. For further information, please contact: Keith B Russell, SVP, Investor Relations, tel. +44 20 7121 0910 Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, VP, Investor Relations and Financial Communications, tel. +358 2046 21242 www.storaenso.com www.storaenso.com/investors Stora Enso is a global paper, packaging and forest products company producing newsprint and book paper, magazine paper, fine paper, consumer board, industrial packaging and wood products. The Group has 32 000 employees and 85 production facilities in more than 35 countries worldwide, and is a publicly traded company listed in Helsinki and Stockholm. Our annual production capacity is 12.7 million tonnes of paper and board, 1.5 billion square metres of corrugated packaging and 6.9 million cubic metres of sawn wood products, including 3.2 million cubic metres of value-added products. Our sales in 2008 were EUR 11.0 billion. STORA ENSO OYJ p.p. Leena Bergqvist Jukka Marttila