STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 15 October 2024 at 16:15 EEST
Stora Enso Oyj received a notification pursuant to chapter 9, section 5 of the
Securities Market Act from BlackRock, Inc on 15 October 2024.
On 14 October 2024, BlackRock's holding in Stora Enso's shares decreased below
the 5 percent threshold.
+----------------+--------------+-----------------------------+---------------+
| |% of shares |% of shares and voting rights|Total of both |
| |and voting |through financial instruments|in % (7.A + |
| |rights |(total of 7.B) |7.B) |
| |(total of 7.A)| | |
+----------------+--------------+-----------------------------+---------------+
|Resulting |4.99% shares |0.23% shares |5.22% shares |
|situation on the| | | |
|date on |Below 5% |Below 5% voting rights |Below 5% voting|
|which threshold |voting rights | |rights |
|was crossed or | | | |
|reached | | | |
+----------------+--------------+-----------------------------+---------------+
|Position of |5.05% shares |0.23% shares |5.29% shares |
|previous | | | |
|notification |Below 5% |Below 5% voting rights |Below 5% voting|
|(if applicable) |voting rights | |rights |
+----------------+--------------+-----------------------------+---------------+
A: Shares and
voting
rights
Class/type of Number of % of
shares shares and shares
voting and voting
ISIN code (if rights rights
possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 (SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6
and 9:7) and 9:7)
FI0009005961 39,364,980 4.99%
shares shares
Below 5% Below
voting 5%
rights voting
rights
SUBTOTAL A 39,364,980 4.99%
shares shares
Below 5% Below 5%
voting voting
rights rights
B: Financial
Instruments
according
to SMA 9:6a
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical Number of % of
financial date Conversion or shares shares
instrument Period cash and and
settlement voting voting
rights rights
American N/A N/A Physical 573,870 0.07%
Depositary shares shares
Receipt
(US86210M1062) Below 5% Below 5%
voting voting
rights rights
Securities N/A N/A Physical 899,640 0.11%
Lent shares shares
Below 5% Below 5%
voting voting
rights rights
CFD N/A N/A Cash 405,480 0.05%
shares shares
Below 5% Below 5%
voting voting
rights rights
SUBTOTAL B 1,878,990 0.23%
shares shares
Below 5% Below 5%
voting voting
rights rights
Stora Enso has two series of shares. Each A share and every ten R shares carry
one vote. On 14 October 2024, Stora Enso had 175,880,250 A shares and
612,739,737 R shares in issue. The Company does not hold its own shares. The
total number of Stora Enso shares is 788,619,987 and the total number votes at
least 237,154,223
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity is presented in the enclosed annex.
Investor enquiries:
Anna-Lena Åström
SVP Investor Relations
tel. +46 70 210 7691
Part of the global bioeconomy, Stora Enso is a leading provider of renewable
products in packaging, biomaterials and wooden construction, and one of the
largest private forest owners in the world. We create value with our low-carbon
and recyclable fiber-based products, through which we support our customers in
meeting the demand for renewable sustainable products. Stora Enso has
approximately 20,000 employees and our sales in 2023 were EUR 9.4 billion. Stora
Enso shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Oy (STEAV, STERV) and Nasdaq Stockholm
AB (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are traded in OTC Markets (OTCQX) in
the USA as ADRs and ordinary shares (SEOAY, SEOFF, SEOJF).
storaenso.com/investors
STORA ENSO OYJ
Investor enquiries:
Anna-Lena Åström
SVP Investor Relations
tel. +46 70 210 7691