Stora Enso shares subscribed under 1997
STORA ENSO OYJ Stock Exchange Announcement 8 April 2004 at 11.00
Stora Enso shares subscribed under 1997 bonds with warrants
A total of 492 000 new Stora Enso Series R shares have been
subscribed under the terms of the bonds with warrants issued to
members of the senior management on 10 April 1997. Enso Oys
Annual General Meeting approved the option programme on 7 April
1997. According to the terms of the option programme, the
exercise period was 1 December 1998 to 31 March 2004, during
which a maximum of 3 000 000 new Stora Enso Series R shares were
subscribed at a subscription price of FIM 45.57 (about EUR 7.66)
each. The option programme has increased the share capital in
total by EUR 5 094 998.67.
Breakdown of shares following the increase:
A shares 181 164 733
R shares 656 078 666
Total 837 243 399
New share capital EUR 1 423 313 778.30
The issue of new shares will increase the companys share
capital by EUR 836 400 to EUR
1 423 313 778.30 and the total number of shares issued to
837 243 399 comprising 181 164 733 Series A shares and
656 078 666 Series R shares. The increase in share capital was
registered in the Finnish Trade Register on 8 April 2004 and the
new shares will be eligible for trading on the Helsinki
Exchanges from 13 April 2004.
For further information, please contact:
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, Vice President, Investor Relations and
Financial Communications, tel. +358 2046 21242
STORA ENSO OYJ
Jyrki Kurkinen Ulla Paajanen-Sainio