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03 October 2002

Stora Enso’s converted shares registered in Finnish trade register 

Referring to the press release dated 1 October 2002, we wish to confirm that there were 1 691 conversions and a total of 1 143 700 series A shares were converted into R shares. The shares have been recorded in the Finnish trade register today, 3 October 2002, and trading in the new R shares will start on 4 October 2002.
 
Breakdown of shares after conversion:
A shares 182 316 685
R shares 717 461 614
Total  899 778 299


For further information, please contact:
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, Vice President, Investor Relations and Financial Communications,
Tel. +358 2046 21242