Stora Enso 23 April 2014: Announcement with a reference to Chapter 9, paragraph 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act

Stora Enso Oyj was informed on 23 April 2014 that the number of shares in the Company held by Norges Bank (The Central Bank of Norway) has decreased below 5% of the paid-up share capital and the number of shares in Stora Enso Oyj following a share lending transaction on 22 April 2014 in which Norges Bank is the lender.

With reference to Chapter 9, paragraph 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, Stora Enso Oyj is reporting that as of 22 April 2014 the shareholding of Norges Bank is as follows:  

Norges Bank	Number of R shares	Number of votes	% of shares	% of votes
	31 271 568	3 127 157	3.97	1.31

The holding of Norges Bank has been calculated according to the share capital registered on 22 April 2014. For further information, please contact: Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, SVP, Investor Relations, tel. [phone] 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 29 000 people worldwide, and our sales in 2013 amounted to EUR 10.6 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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