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

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 November 26, 2015, BlackRock, Inc.’s aggregate direct holding in Metso fell below the 5 percent threshold. According to their previous notification, BlackRock, Inc.’s direct holding on November 12, 2015, amounted to 7,524,136 shares and corresponded to 5.00 percent of Metso’s shares and votes.

On November 26, 2015, BlackRock, Inc.’s aggregate direct holding and holding through financial instruments in Metso Corporation amounted to 8,615,241 shares, which corresponds to 5.73 percent of the total amount of shares in Metso Corporation.