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

Metso Corporation has received a notification, pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 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 of Metso Corporation.

On August 19, 2015, BlackRock, Inc.'s aggregate holding in Metso fell below the 5 percent threshold. According to their previous notification, BlackRock, Inc.'s holding on June 18, 2015, amounted to 7,674,531 shares and corresponded to 5.10 percent of Metso's shares and votes.