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

Metso Corporation's stock exchange release on April 5, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. local time

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 April 4, 2016, BlackRock, Inc.'s aggregate direct holding in Metso exceeded the 5 percent threshold. BlackRock, Inc.'s direct holding on April 4, 2016, amounted to 7,816,776 shares and corresponded to 5.19 percent of Metso's shares and votes.

On April 4, 2016, BlackRock, Inc.'s aggregate direct holding and holding through financial instruments in Metso Corporation amounted to 10,161,873 shares, which corresponds to 6.75 percent of the total amount of shares in Metso Corporation.