(Información remitida por la empresa firmante)
The electronic voting in advance requires secured strong electronic authentication and the shareholder may register and vote by logging in with his/her Swedish online banking credentials or a mobile certificate. Shareholders who are legal entities shall proceed as set out in b) below and deliver the advance voting form to Euroclear Sweden AB by e-mail or regular mail.
b) by regular mail or e-mail
A shareholder may deliver an advance voting form available on the Company’s website storaenso.com/agm to Euroclear Sweden AB by regular mail using the following address: Stora Enso Oyj “AGM 2023”, c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, Box 191, SE-101 23 Stockholm, Sweden or by e-mail to GeneralMeetingService@euroclear.com. The advance voting form will be available on the Company’s website no later than on Tuesday 31 January 2023. Finnish time. A legal representative or authorized proxy representative of a shareholder must in connection with delivering the voting form produce a dated proxy authorization document or otherwise in a reliable manner demonstrate his/her right to represent the shareholder at the AGM.
If a shareholder participates in the AGM by delivering votes in advance to Euroclear Finland Oy or Euroclear Sweden AB in accordance with the instructions above before the deadline for registration and advance voting, the submission constitutes due registration for the AGM, provided that they contain the information required for registration, as mentioned above in Section C.1 of this notice.
Shareholders who have voted in advance who wish to exercise their right to ask questions, demand a vote at the AGM or vote on a possible counterproposal under the Finnish Companies Act must participate in the AGM 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 AGM.
Instructions regarding the electronic advance voting will also be available on the Company’s website at storaenso.com/agm as of Tuesday 31 January 2023.
7. Other information
The information concerning the AGM required under the Finnish Companies Act and the Finnish Securities Market Act is available on the Company’s website storaenso.com/agm. Pursuant to Chapter 5, Section 25 of the Finnish Companies Act, a shareholder who is present at the AGM has the right to request information with respect to the matters to be considered at the AGM.
On the date of this notice to the AGM the total number of Stora Enso Oyj A shares is 176,238,276 conferring a total of 176,238,276 votes and the total number of R shares is 612,381,711, conferring a total of at least 61,238,171 votes. Each A share and each ten (10) R shares entitle the holder to one vote. Each shareholder shall, however, have at least one vote. On the date of this notice, the Company does not hold any of its own shares.
Changes in shareholding occurring after the record date of the AGM, Monday 6 March 2023, will not affect the right to participate in the AGM or the number of votes of such shareholder at the AGM.
A video link and password to follow the meeting via a live video stream will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address provided in connection with the registration for the AGM. Following the meeting via the live video stream is possible only for shareholders who are registered in the shareholders’ register of the Company held by Euroclear Finland Oy by Euroclear Sweden AB on the record date of the AGM. The shareholders following the live video stream may present written questions during the AGM through a chat functionality provided in the video stream platform. Following the live video stream or presenting written questions is not considered participation in the AGM or using shareholders’ right to request information or speak at the meeting in accordance with the Finnish Companies Act. The written questions may be considered in the AGM to the extent deemed appropriate by the Chair of the AGM.
For further information, please contact:
Carl Norell
Press officer
tel. +46 72 241 0349
Investor enquiries:
Anna–Lena Åström
SVP Investor Relations
tel. +46 70 210 7691
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 believe that everything that is made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. Stora Enso has approximately 21,000 employees and Group sales in 2022 of EUR 11.7 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 the USA as ADRs (SEOAY). storaenso.com/investors
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