Notification according to chapter 9, section 5 of the Securities Market Act: A change in shareholding

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

On June 11, 2015, BlackRock, Inc. holdings in shares of Metso Corporation fell below the 5 percent threshold, after being, on the basis of their previous announcement, 7,524,029 shares, which corresponded to 5 percent of the total amount of Metso Corporation's shares and votes on March 23, 2015.