Social Insurance Institution of Finland?s percentage of Stora Enso votes has increased
STORA ENSO OYJ Stock Exchange Announcement 15 July 2005 at 12.00
Social Insurance Institution of Finlands percentage of Stora
Enso votes has increased
As a result of conversions of Stora Enso Oyj shares by other
shareholders, the percentage of Stora Enso votes held by the
Social Insurance Institution of Finland increased to over 10% as
of 15 July 2005.
With reference to Chapter 2, Paragraph 10 of the Finnish
Securities Markets Act, Stora Enso Oyj is reporting that as of 15
July 2005 the shareholding of the Social Insurance Institution is
as follows:
No. of Series A shares 23 825 086
No. of Series R shares 3 738 965
No. of votes 24 198 983
% of shares 3.4 %
% of votes 10.0 %
The holding of the Social Insurance Institution has been
calculated according to the share capital registered on 15 July
2005.
Information about Stora Enso share conversions
According to Section 15 of Stora Enso Oyjs Articles of
Association, a shareholder owning Series A shares can at any time
request conversion of Series A shares into Series R shares. Each
Series A share and each ten Series R shares entitle the
shareholder to one vote at a shareholders meeting. However, each
shareholder has at least one vote. Further information is
available at www.storaenso.com/investors.
For further information, please contact:
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, Vice President, Investor Relations and
Financial Communications, tel. +358 2046 21242
STORA ENSO OYJ
p.p. Anu Vesmanen Jussi Siitonen