Stora Enso Oyj: Notification of Change in Holdings according to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act
STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 12 April 2024 at 17:30 EEST
Stora Enso Oyj has received notificationspursuant to chapter 9, section 5 of the Securities Market Act fromBlackRock, Inc.
On 10 April 2024, BlackRock's total holding, including holding through financial instruments, in Stora Enso's shares fell 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 |Below 5% |Below 5% shares |Below 5% shares|
|situation on the|shares | | |
|date on | |Below 5% voting rights |Below 5% voting|
|which threshold |Below 5% | |rights |
|was crossed or |voting rights | | |
|reached | | | |
+----------------+--------------+-----------------------------+---------------+
|Position of |4.89% shares |0.13% shares |5.03% shares |
|previous | | | |
|notification |Below 5% |Below 5% voting rights |Below 5% voting|
|(if applicable) |voting rights | |rights |
+----------------+--------------+-----------------------------+---------------++------------+--------+---------+-----------------+----------------------+
|A: Shares |
|and voting |
|rights |
+------------+--------+---------+-----------------+----------------------+
|Class/type |Number |% of shares and voting rights |
|of |of | |
|shares |shares | |
| |and | |
| |voting | |
| |rights | |
+------------+--------+---------+-----------------+----------------------+
|Direct |Indirect|Direct |Indirect |
| | | | |
|(SMA 9:5) |(SMA 9:6|(SMA 9:5)|(SMA 9:6 and 9:7)|
| |and 9:7)| | |
+------------+--------+---------+-----------------+----------------------+
|FI0009005961| |Below 5% | |Below 5% shares |
| | |shares | | |
| | | | |Below 5% voting rights|
| | |Below 5% | | |
| | |voting | | |
| | |rights | | |
+------------+--------+---------+-----------------+----------------------+
|SUBTOTAL A |Below 5% |Below 5% shares |
| |shares | |
| | |Below 5% voting rights |
| |Below 5% | |
| |voting | |
| |rights | |
+------------+--------+---------+-----------------+----------------------+B: Financial
Instruments
according
to SMA 9:6a
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical Number % of shares
financial date Conversion or of and voting
instrument Period cash shares rights
settlement and
voting
rights
American N/A N/A Physical Below 5% Below 5%
Depositary shares shares
Receipt
(US86210M1062) Below 5% Below 5%
voting voting rights
rights
Securities N/A N/A Physical Below 5% Below 5%
Lent shares sharesBelow 5% Below 5%
voting voting rights
rights
CFD N/A N/A Cash Below 5% Below 5%
shares sharesBelow 5% Below 5%
voting voting rights
rights
SUBTOTAL B Below 5% Below 5%
shares sharesBelow 5% Below 5%
voting voting rights
rightsOn 9 April 2024, BlackRock's total 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 |4.89% shares |0.13% shares |5.03% 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 |Number of |% of shares and voting rights |
|of |shares and | |
|shares |voting | |
| |rights | |
+------------+--------+----------+-----------------+----------------------+
|Direct |Indirect|Direct |Indirect |
| | | | |
|(SMA 9:5) |(SMA 9:6|(SMA 9:5) |(SMA 9:6 and 9:7)|
| |and 9:7)| | |
+------------+--------+----------+-----------------+----------------------+
|FI0009005961| |38,637,910| |4.89% shares |
| | |shares | | |
| | | | |Below 5% voting rights|
| | |Below 5% | | |
| | |voting | | |
| | |rights | | |
+------------+--------+----------+-----------------+----------------------+
|SUBTOTAL A |38,637,910 |4.89% shares |
| |shares | |
| | |Below 5% voting rights |
| |Below 5% | |
| |voting | |
| |rights | |
+------------+--------+----------+-----------------+----------------------+B: Financial
Instruments
according
to SMA 9:6a
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical Number of % of shares
financial date Conversion or shares and voting
instrument Period cash and rights
settlement voting
rights
American N/A N/A Physical 458,310 0.05% shares
Depositary shares
Receipt Below 5%
(US86210M1062) Below 5% voting rights
voting
rights
Securities N/A N/A Physical 560,370 0.07% shares
Lent shares
Below 5%
Below 5% voting rights
voting
rights
CFD N/A N/A Cash 22,200 0.00% shares
shares
Below 5%
Below 5% voting rights
voting
rights
SUBTOTAL B 1,040,880 0.13% shares
shares
Below 5%
Below 5% voting rights
voting
rightsOn 28 March 2024, BlackRock's total holding, including holding through financial instruments, in Stora Enso's shares fell 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 |Below 5% |Below 5% shares |Below 5% shares|
|situation on the|shares | | |
|date on | |Below 5% voting rights |Below 5% voting|
|which threshold |Below 5% | |rights |
|was crossed or |voting rights | | |
|reached | | | |
+----------------+--------------+-----------------------------+---------------+
|Position of |4.97% shares |0.06% shares |5.03% shares |
|previous | | | |
|notification |Below 5% |Below 5% voting rights |Below 5% voting|
|(if applicable) |voting rights | |rights |
+----------------+--------------+-----------------------------+---------------++------------+--------+---------+-----------------+----------------------+
|A: Shares |
|and voting |
|rights |
+------------+--------+---------+-----------------+----------------------+
|Class/type |Number |% of shares and voting rights |
|of |of | |
|shares |shares | |
| |and | |
| |voting | |
| |rights | |
+------------+--------+---------+-----------------+----------------------+
|Direct |Indirect|Direct |Indirect |
| | | | |
|(SMA 9:5) |(SMA 9:6|(SMA 9:5)|(SMA 9:6 and 9:7)|
| |and 9:7)| | |
+------------+--------+---------+-----------------+----------------------+
|FI0009005961| |Below 5% | |Below 5% shares |
| | |shares | | |
| | | | |Below 5% voting rights|
| | |Below 5% | | |
| | |voting | | |
| | |rights | | |
+------------+--------+---------+-----------------+----------------------+
|SUBTOTAL A |Below 5% |Below 5% shares |
| |shares | |
| | |Below 5% voting rights |
| |Below 5% | |
| |voting | |
| |rights | |
+------------+--------+---------+-----------------+----------------------+B: Financial
Instruments
according
to SMA 9:6a
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical Number % of shares
financial date Conversion or of and voting
instrument Period cash shares rights
settlement and
voting
rights
American N/A N/A Physical Below 5% Below 5%
Depositary shares shares
Receipt
(US86210M1062) Below 5% Below 5%
voting voting rights
rights
Securities N/A N/A Physical Below 5% Below 5%
Lent shares sharesBelow 5% Below 5%
voting voting rights
rights
CFD N/A N/A Cash Below 5% Below 5%
shares sharesBelow 5% Below 5%
voting voting rights
rights
SUBTOTAL B Below 5% Below 5%
shares sharesBelow 5% Below 5%
voting voting rights
rightsOn 27 March 2024, BlackRock's total 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 |4.97% shares |0.06% shares |5.03% 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 |Number of |% of shares and voting rights |
|of |shares and | |
|shares |voting | |
| |rights | |
+------------+--------+----------+-----------------+----------------------+
|Direct |Indirect|Direct |Indirect |
| | | | |
|(SMA 9:5) |(SMA 9:6|(SMA 9:5) |(SMA 9:6 and 9:7)|
| |and 9:7)| | |
+------------+--------+----------+-----------------+----------------------+
|FI0009005961| |39,233,290| |4.97% shares |
| | |shares | | |
| | | | |Below 5% voting rights|
| | |Below 5% | | |
| | |voting | | |
| | |rights | | |
+------------+--------+----------+-----------------+----------------------+
|SUBTOTAL A |39,233,290 |4.97% shares |
| |shares | |
| | |Below 5% voting rights |
| |Below 5% | |
| |voting | |
| |rights | |
+------------+--------+----------+-----------------+----------------------+B: Financial
Instruments
according
to SMA 9:6a
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical Number % of shares
financial date Conversion or of and voting
instrument Period cash shares rights
settlement and
voting
rights
American N/A N/A Physical 451,080 0.05% shares
Depositary shares
Receipt Below 5%
(US86210M1062) Below 5% voting rights
voting
rights
Securities N/A N/A Physical 33,360 0.00% shares
Lent shares
Below 5%
Below 5% voting rights
voting
rights
CFD N/A N/A Cash 21,600 0.00% shares
shares
Below 5%
Below 5% voting rights
voting
rights
SUBTOTAL B 506,040 0.06% shares
shares
Below 5%
Below 5% voting rights
voting
rightsStora Enso has two series of shares. Each A share and every ten R shares carry one vote. Stora Enso has 176,086,829 A shares and 612,533,158 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 237,340,144.
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 Annexes.
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
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