Stora Enso's Shareholders' Nomination Board Composition

HELSINKI, Sept. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 3 September 2018 at 15.00 EEST

The Stora Enso Shareholders' Nomination Board has been established to exist until otherwise decided and to annually prepare proposals for Stora Enso Oyj's Annual General Meeting concerning the election and remuneration of members of the Stora Enso Board of Directors and Board committees, as well as the appointments of the Chairman and the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Shareholders' Nomination Board consists of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and two members appointed by the two largest shareholders (one each) as of 31 August each year.

Stora Enso's two largest shareholders on 31 August 2018 were Solidium Oy and FAM AB.

The Shareholders' Nomination Board has been appointed and consists of the same members as for the previous period: Jorma Eloranta (Chairman of Stora Enso's Board of Directors), Hans Stråberg (Vice Chairman of Stora Enso's Board of Directors), Harri Sailas (Chairman of the Board of Directors of Solidium Oy), and Marcus Wallenberg (Chairman of the Board of Directors of FAM AB).

The Shareholders' Nomination Board has elected Marcus Wallenberg as its Chairman.

For further information, please contact:

Ulrika Lilja
EVP Communications
tel. +46-72-221-9228

Investor enquiries:

Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, SVP, Investor Relations, tel. +358-40-763-8767 Part of the bioeconomy, Stora Enso is a leading provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions and paper globally. We believe that everything that is made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. Stora Enso has some 26 000 employees in over 30 countries. Our sales in 2017 were EUR 10 billion. Stora Enso shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki (STEAV, STERV) and Nasdaq Stockholm (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are traded in the USA as ADRs (SEOAY).

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For further information, please contact:
Ulrika Lilja
EVP Communications
tel. +46-72-221-9228

Investor enquiries:

Ulla Paajanen-Sainio

SVP

Investor Relations

tel+358-40-763-8767

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