Stora Enso Oyj was informed on 24 October 2007 that the shares in the Company held by NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC has fallen below 5% of the paid-up share capital on 30 September 2007. With reference to Chapter 2, paragraph 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, Stora Enso Oyj is reporting that as of 30 September 2007 the shareholding of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC is as follows: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | NWQ Investment Management | Number of | % of shares | % of votes | | Company | shares | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | R shares | 34 084 677 | 4.31 | 1.42 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The holding of NWQ Investment Management Company LLC has been calculated according to the share capital registered on 30 September 2007. For further information, please contact: Keith Russell, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, tel. +44 7775 788 659 Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, Vice President, Investor Relations and Financial Communications, tel. +358 40 763 8767 www.storaenso.com www.storaenso.com/investors Stora Enso Oyj pp. Jussi Siitonen Jukka Marttila
NWQ Investment Management Company has decreased its shareholding in Stora Enso
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