Stora Enso's closed period two weeks 

 

Stora Enso has changed the duration of its closed period to two weeks. Stora Enso will therefore not comment or meet capital market representatives or the media for two weeks prior to the date when the results of a reporting period are announced. Until now the closed period started immediately when a reporting period ended and lasted until the results were announced.

 

This definition of the closed period will also from now define the blocking period applied to permanent insiders and the Company as purchaser of its own shares.

 

Stora Enso's closed period before announcement of the third quarter results will start on Thursday 9 October 2003.

 

 

For further information, please contact:

Keith B Russell, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, tel. +44 7775 788 659

Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, Vice President, Investor Relations and Financial Communications,

tel. +358 2046 21242

Scott Deitz, Vice President, Investor Relations, Stora Enso North America,

tel. +1 715 422 1521