Extraordinary General Meeting

Extraordinary General Meeting 2026

The Board of Directors of Stora Enso Oyj has approved a demerger plan for the cross-border partial demerger of Stora Enso’s Swedish forest assets business into Bergslagets Skogar AB. The completion of the Demerger is subject to, among others, approval by Stora Enso’s shareholders at an EGM.

Date: Tuesday 15 December 2026
Venue: Solo Sokos Hotel Pier 4
Address: Katajanokanlaituri 4, Helsinki, Finland.
Timing: 
• The reception of shareholders who have registered for the meeting will begin at 12 noon
• The meeting begins at 1.00 p.m. 

The Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) will be conducted in the Finnish language. Simultaneous translation will be available in the meeting room into the English and, when relevant, Finnish languages. Coffee will be served before the meeting. The meeting will not be webcast.

A shareholder may participate in the EGM by attending the meeting in person or by voting in advance. The registration and advance voting period will commence on 3 November 2026 at 12 noon Finnish time.

Important dates
3 November 2026: Registration and advance voting starts
3 December 2026: EGM record date
7 December 2026: Deadline for the notice of participation and votes for Swedish shareholders. 
9 December 2026: Deadline for the notice of participation and votes for Finnish shareholders
10 December 2026: Deadline for the notice of participation for nominee-registered shareholders. For holders of nominee-registered shares, advance voting is carried out via the account manager of their custodian.

EGM materials
Documents for the EGM are available in the document library below. The Company will publish an information brochure with additional information for shareholders regarding the Demerger process and Bergslagets Skogar as a standalone company before the EGM. It will be available in the document library.

Comments regarding the Demerger Plan
Stora Enso’s shareholders, creditors and employees may submit comments regarding the Demerger Plan. Comments must be submitted by email to egm@storaenso.com. More details are in the document ‘Notice of right to submit comments regarding the demerger plan’ available at the end of this page.

Registration to the meeting and voting in advance

Shareholders with shares registered with Euroclear Nordics Oy in Finland or Euroclear Nordics AB in Sweden can register for the EGM as follows:

Electronic registration requires strong electronic authentication of the shareholder or his/her legal representative or proxy representative with a banking ID or mobile certificate;

  • By e-mail to egm@innovatics.fi;
  • By telephone: calling +358 10 2818 909
    on weekdays between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Finnish time. Registration by telephone is available in the English and Finnish languages. When registering by telephone, a shareholder cannot vote in advance; or
  • By regular mail: Innovatics Oy, EGM/Stora Enso Oyj, Ratamestarinkatu 13 A, FI-00520 Helsinki, Finland.

Shareholders voting in advance by e-mail or regular mail shall submit the advance voting form available at the end of this page or equivalent information.

Further information on registration and advance voting is available below, and also in the English and Finnish languages by telephone during the registration period of the EGM from the number +358 10 2818 909 on weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Finnish time.

Shareholders with shares registered with Euroclear Nordics Oy in Finland

Each shareholder who is registered on 3 December 2026 in the shareholders' register of the Company maintained by Euroclear Nordics Oy has the right to participate in the EGM. A shareholder whose shares are registered on the shareholder's personal Finnish book-entry account is registered in the shareholders' register of the Company.

The registration period is 3 November 2026 at 12:00 noon Finnish time - 9 December 2026 at 11:59 p.m. 

Shareholders with shares registered with Euroclear Nordics AB in Sweden

Each shareholder who is registered on 3 December 2026 in the shareholders' register of the Company maintained by Euroclear Nordics AB has the right to participate in the EGM. Such shareholders are re-registered in the shareholders' register maintained by Euroclear Nordics Oy in Finland provided that the shareholder has registered for the EGM in accordance with the provided instructions.

The registration period for the EGM commences on 3 November 2026 at 12:00 noon Finnish time. The registration shall be made no later than on 7 December 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Finnish time, by which time the registration must be received.

Shareholders whose shares are nominee-registered in Sweden and who wish to participate in the EGM and exercise their voting rights must instruct the nominee to re-register their shares in the shareholders' own name in the shareholders' register maintained by Euroclear Nordics AB in good time prior to 7 December 2026, which is the deadline for re-registration. A shareholder must also take care of issuing possible proxy documents and advance voting instructions.

Holders of nominee-registered shares

Holders of nominee-registered shares have the right to participate in the EGM by virtue of such shares, based on which they, on the record date of the EGM, 3 December 2026, would be entitled to be registered in the shareholders' register of the Company maintained by Euroclear Nordics Oy. The right to participate in the EGM requires, in addition, that the shareholder on the basis of such shares has been temporarily registered in the shareholders' register maintained by Euroclear Nordics Oy no later than on 10 December 2026 by 10:00 a.m. Finnish time. As regards nominee-registered shares, this constitutes due registration for the EGM.

Holders of nominee-registered shares are advised to request without delay necessary instructions from their custodian bank regarding the temporary registration in the shareholders' register of the Company, the issuing of proxy authorisation documents and voting instructions as well as the registration and attendance for the EGM and advance voting. The account manager of the custodian bank shall temporarily register the holder of nominee-registered shares, who wishes to participate in the EGM, into the shareholders' register of the Company at the latest by the time stated above, and, if necessary, take care of advance voting on behalf of the holder of nominee-registered shares prior to the end of the registration period concerning holders of nominee-registered shares.

Advance voting

Shareholders may also vote in advance on certain agenda items of the EGM in accordance with the following instructions.

A shareholder who is registered in the shareholders' register of the Company maintained by Euroclear Nordics Oy in Finland  may vote in advance during the period between 3 November 2026 at 12:00 noon and 9 December 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Finnish time.

A shareholder who is registered in the shareholders' register of the Company maintained by Euroclear Nordics AB in Sweden may vote in advance during the period between 3 November 2026 at 12:00 noon and 7 December 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Finnish time.

Advance voting can be carried out:
• electronically: Registrations opens on 3 November by noon EET
• by e-mailing the advance voting form to egm@innovatics.fi; or
• by regular mail by sending the advance voting form to: Innovatics Oy, EGM/Stora Enso Oyj, Ratamestarinkatu 13 A, FI-00520 Helsinki, Finland.

Shareholders voting in advance by e-mail or regular mail shall submit the advance voting form available at the end of this page or equivalent information.

Advance votes must be received by the end of the applicable registration period. Submitting advance votes in this way before the end of the registration and advance voting period is considered registration for the EGM, as long as the information required for registration is provided.

A representative or proxy representative of the shareholder must, in connection with delivering the advance voting form, produce a dated proxy document or otherwise in a reliable manner demonstrate his/her right to represent the shareholder at the EGM.

For holders of nominee-registered shares, advance voting is carried out via the account manager of their custodian. Account managers may cast advance votes on behalf of the holders of nominee-registered shares that they represent in accordance with the voting instructions provided by the holders of nominee-registered shares during the registration period for the nominee-registered shares.

Shareholders whose shares are nominee-registered in Sweden and who wish to vote in advance are advised to instruct the nominee to vote in advance on their behalf in accordance with the instructions set out in this notice.

Shareholders who have voted in advance and who wish to exercise their right to ask questions, make proposals for decisions, demand a vote at the EGM or vote on a possible counterproposal or other proposals made at the meeting under the Finnish Companies Act must participate in the EGM at the meeting venue in person or by way of proxy representation.

A proposal subject to advance voting is considered to have been presented without amendments at the EGM.

Proxy representative and powers of attorney

Shareholders may also vote in advance on certain agenda items of the EGM in accordance with the following instructions.

A shareholder who is registered in the shareholders' register of the Company maintained by Euroclear Nordics Oy in Finland  may vote in advance during the period between 3 November 2026 at 12:00 noon and 9 December 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Finnish time.

A shareholder who is registered in the shareholders' register of the Company maintained by Euroclear Nordics AB in Sweden may vote in advance during the period between 3 November 2026 at 12:00 noon and 7 December 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Finnish time.

Advance voting can be carried out:
• electronically: Registrations opens on 3 November by noon EET
• by e-mailing the advance voting form to egm@innovatics.fi; or
• by regular mail by sending the advance voting form to: Innovatics Oy, EGM/Stora Enso Oyj, Ratamestarinkatu 13 A, FI-00520 Helsinki, Finland.

Shareholders voting in advance by e-mail or regular mail shall submit the advance voting form available at the end of this page or equivalent information.

Advance votes must be received by the end of the applicable registration period. Submitting advance votes in this way before the end of the registration and advance voting period is considered registration for the EGM, as long as the information required for registration is provided.

A representative or proxy representative of the shareholder must, in connection with delivering the advance voting form, produce a dated proxy document or otherwise in a reliable manner demonstrate his/her right to represent the shareholder at the EGM.

For holders of nominee-registered shares, advance voting is carried out via the account manager of their custodian. Account managers may cast advance votes on behalf of the holders of nominee-registered shares that they represent in accordance with the voting instructions provided by the holders of nominee-registered shares during the registration period for the nominee-registered shares.

Shareholders whose shares are nominee-registered in Sweden and who wish to vote in advance are advised to instruct the nominee to vote in advance on their behalf in accordance with the instructions set out in this notice.

Shareholders who have voted in advance and who wish to exercise their right to ask questions, make proposals for decisions, demand a vote at the EGM or vote on a possible counterproposal or other proposals made at the meeting under the Finnish Companies Act must participate in the EGM at the meeting venue in person or by way of proxy representation.

A proposal subject to advance voting is considered to have been presented without amendments at the EGM.

ADR holders

ADR holders intending to vote at the EGM shall notify the depositary bank, Citibank, N.A., of their intention and shall comply with the instructions provided by Citibank, N.A. to each ADR holder.

Registration, voting and proxy documents

Materials for EGM 2026

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