STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 26 March 2025 at 15:55 EET
Stora Enso Oyj received a notification pursuant to chapter 9, section 5 of the
Securities Market Act from BlackRock, Inc on 26 March 2025.
On 25 March 2025, BlackRock's holding, including holding through financial
instruments, in Stora Enso's shares increased above 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 |5.02% shares |0.10% shares |5.13% 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 |Below 5% |Below 5% shares |Below 5% shares|
|previous |shares | | |
|notification | |Below 5% voting rights |Below 5% voting|
|(if applicable) |Below 5% | |rights |
| |voting rights | | |
+----------------+--------------+-----------------------------+---------------+
A: Shares and
voting
rights
Class/type of Number of % of shares
shares shares and and voting
voting rights
ISIN code (if 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 39,659,650 5.02% shares
shares
Below 5% voting
Below 5% rights
voting
rights
SUBTOTAL A 5.02% shares
39,659,650
shares Below 5%
voting rights
Below 5%
voting
rights
B: Financial
Instruments
according
to SMA 9:6a
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical or Number % of shares
financial date Conversion cash of and voting
instrument Period settlement shares rights
and
voting
rights
American N/A N/A Physical 733,030 0.09% shares
Depositary shares
Receipt Below 5%
(US86210M1062) Below 5% voting rights
voting
rights
Securites lent N/A N/A Physical 98,730 0.01% shares
shares
Below 5%
Below 5% voting rights
voting
rights
CFD N/A N/A Cash 330 0.00% shares
shares
Below 5%
Below 5% voting rights
voting
rights
SUBTOTAL B 832,090 0.10% shares
shares
Below 5%
Below 5% voting rights
voting
rights
Stora Enso has two series of shares. Each A share and every ten R shares carry
one vote. Stora Enso has 175,553,411 A shares and 613,066,576 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 236,860,068.
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
Stora Enso
The forest is at the heart of Stora Enso, and we believe that everything made
from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. We are the
leading provider of renewable products in packaging, biomaterials, and wooden
construction, and one of the largest private forest owners in the world. In
2024, Stora Enso had approximately 19,000 employees, and the Group sales were
EUR 9 billion. Stora Enso's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Oy (STEAV,
STERV) and Nasdaq Stockholm AB (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are
traded in the USA OTC Markets (OTCQX) as ADRs and ordinary shares (SEOAY, SEOFF,
SEOJF). storaenso.com (https://www.storaenso.com/en/investors/governance/annual
-general-meeting)
STORA ENSO OYJ
Investor enquiries:
Anna-Lena Åström
SVP Investor Relations
tel. +46 70 210 7691