Stora Ensos Nomination Board appointed

Stora Enso?s Nomination Board appointed

STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 22 October 2013 at 13.02 EET

Stora Enso?s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 23 April 2013 decided to appoint a Nomination Board to prepare proposals concerning (a) the number of members of the Board of Directors, (b) the members of the Board of Directors, (c) the remuneration for the Chairman, Vice Chairman and members of the Board of Directors and (d) the remuneration for the Chairman and members of the committees of the Board of Directors, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and two other members appointed by the two largest shareholders (one each) as of 30 September 2013.

According to the register of shareholders, Stora Enso?s two largest shareholders on 30 September 2013 were Foundation Asset Management (FAM) and Solidium.

Stora Enso?s Nomination Board has been appointed. The composition of the Nomination Board has not changed and is as follows: Gunnar Brock (Chairman of the Board of Directors of Stora Enso), Juha Rantanen (Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Stora Enso), Claes Dahlb?ck (Senior Advisor of Foundation Asset Management) and Pekka Ala-Pietil? (Chairman of the Board of Directors of Solidium). Pekka Ala-Pietil? is the Chairman of the Nomination Board.


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Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, SVP, Investor Relations, tel. [phone]

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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 28 000 people worldwide, and our sales in 2012 amounted to EUR 10.8 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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