STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 12 January 2009 at 13.00 GMT
Stora Enso Oyj was informed on 12 January 2009 that the shares in the Company
held by AXA S.A. and its subsidiaries (AXA Group) (trade register no.
572 093 920 RCS Paris) has decreased below 10% of the paid-up share capital on 5
January 2009.
With reference to Chapter 2, paragraph 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act,
Stora Enso Oyj is reporting that as of 5 January 2009 the shareholding of AXA
Group is as follows:
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| AXA Group | Number of | Number of | % of shares | % of |
| | shares | votes | | votes |
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| R shares | 78 696 250 | 78 696 25 | 9.97 | 3.30 |
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The holding of AXA Group has been calculated according to the share capital
registered on 14 November 2008.
For further information, please contact:
Keith B Russell, SVP, Investor Relations, tel. +44 20 7121 0910
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, VP, Investor Relations and Financial Communications,
tel. +358 2046 21242
www.storaenso.com
www.storaenso.com/investors
STORA ENSO OYJ
pp. Jukka Marttila Leena Bergqvist
