Notification according to chapter 9, section 5 and 6 of the Securities Market Act: BlackRock Inc.'s holding in Metso

Metso Corporation, Stock exchange release, March 27, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. EEST Notification according to chapter 9, section 5 and 6 of the Securities Market Act: BlackRock Inc.'s holding in Metso Metso Corporation has received a notification, pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 and 6 of the...

London, 27/03/2017 (informazione.it - comunicati stampa - industria)

Metso Corporation has received a notification, pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 and 6 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, about a change in the holding of mutual funds managed by BlackRock, Inc. of the total amount of shares and financial instruments entitling to shares of Metso Corporation.

On March 24, 2017, BlackRock, Inc.'s aggregate holding in Metso exceeded the 5 percent threshold and amounted to 7,627,022 shares or 5.07 percent of Metso's shares and votes. BlackRock, Inc.'s holding through financial instruments in Metso Corporation amounted to 345,449 shares, which corresponds to 0.22 percent of the total amount of shares in Metso Corporation. On March 24, 2017, BlackRock, Inc.'s total position in Metso Corporation amounted to 7,972,471 or 5.30 percent of Metso's shares and votes.

Metso's total number of shares and voting rights is 150,348,256.
BlackRock, Inc.'s holdings according to the notification:

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Juha Rouhiainen, VP, Investor Relations, Metso Corporation, tel +358 20 484 3253

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Eeva Sipilä
CFO

Juha Rouhiainen
VP, Investor Relations

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