HELSINKI, Finland, Sept. 23, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Stora Enso (NYSE:SEO) today announced that 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.
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Stora Enso is an integrated paper, packaging and forest products company producing publication and fine papers, packaging boards and wood products, areas in which the Group is a global market leader. Stora Enso sales totalled EUR 12.8 billion in 2002. The Group has some 42 500 employees in more than 40 countries in five continents and about 15 million tonnes of paper and board annual production capacity. Stora Enso's shares are listed in Helsinki, Stockholm and New York. Stora Enso Oyj Business ID 1039050-8