UBS AG's holdings in Metso increased to 5.13 percent

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Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:36am EDT 

  HELSINKI, FINLAND, Apr 17 (MARKET WIRE) -- 

Metso Corporation           Company Release          April 17, 2008 at 2.30
p.m.

    Metso Corporation has been informed  about a change in the holding of the
mutual funds managed by UBS AG of the paid up share capital of Metso
Corporation.

    On April 15, 2008 UBS AG's (CH-270.3.004.646-4/) group holding in shares of 
Metso Corporation exceeded the 5% threshold. The holding amounted to 7,274,140
shares, which corresponds to 5.13 percent of the paid up share capital and
votes in Metso Corporation.

    According to UBS AG's announcement, this position is held at the following
UBS entities: UBS AG, UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG, UBS Global Asset
Management (Deutschland) GmbH, UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited, UBS
Global Asset Management (UK) Limited, UBS AG London Branch, UBS AG
(Switzerland),
UBS Securities LLC, UBS Financial Services Inc.

    Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2007 net sales
of over EUR 6 billion. Its almost 27,000 employees in approximately 50
countries serve customers in the pulp and paper industry, rock and minerals
processing, the energy industry and selected other industries.
www.metso.com


For further information for investors, please contact:
Johanna Sintonen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Metso
Corporation,
tel. +358 204 84 3253
Leipaeteksti

Metso Corporation

Olli Vaartimo
Executive Vice President and CFO

Kati Renvall
Vice President, Corporate Communications

distribution:
OMX Nordic Exchange in Helsinki
Media
www.metso.com

    


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