Metso Corporation has been informed about an increase in the holding of the Fidelity International Limited and its subsidiaries of the paid up share capital of Metso Corporation. On March 20, 2006, Fidelity International Limited and its subsidiaries owned a total of 7,232,882 Metso shares, which corresponds to 5.11 percent of the paid up share capital and voting rights of Metso Corporation. On the basis of the previous announcement, their holding was 4.98 percent on March 16, 2006.
According to the announcement of Fidelity International Limited, their holdings on March 20, 2006 were as follows:
|
FUND NAME
|
SHARES
|
|
FIJ IT EURO SMLLR COS OPN MTHR |
15,400 |
|
FIDELITY EUROPEAN OPP FND 1992 |
220,600 |
|
FIFTEEN RE FIDELITY |
210,500 |
|
FID FDS - European Growth Pool |
3,270,099 |
|
FID FDS - Nordic Pool |
433,800 |
|
FID FDS - Euro Blue Chip Pool |
952,400 |
|
fID FDS - EURO SMALLER CO POOL |
340,600 |
|
EP MM Clapp |
48,700 |
|
STC IntL Equity Fund - ROW |
37,600 |
|
SGE MM ROW |
21,000 |
|
GEC 1972 PLN GLB EQTY FD - ROW |
43,400 |
|
CHURCH COMM FOR ENGLAND - ROW |
31,300 |
|
BRITISH ENERGY GEN GRP - ROW |
17,800 |
|
IBM DENM SELECT - GLOBAL EX-US |
11,500 |
|
ACCIDENT REHAB & CMP - GLB EX-US |
67,700 |
|
IBM AUSTRIA GLOBAL EX US |
4,200 |
|
AFP UNILEVER SCHWEIZ - GBL EX US |
6,100 |
|
DEUTSCHE ARTZE - ROW |
10,800 |
|
FMT_GL ROW |
45,800 |
|
EAST SUSSEX CNTY COUNCIL - ROW |
41,000 |
|
RAILWAYS PENS EQUITY - EUROPE |
215,200 |
|
CHEVRON TEXACO UK PNS PL-ROW |
22,100 |
|
AUSTRALIA - FUNDS SA |
56,300 |
|
SAINT-GOBAIN UK PENSION SCHEME |
51,800 |
|
SHELL AUSTRIA PENSIONSKASSE AG |
12,400 |
|
DBI - FONDS DSPT- A1 |
41,800 |
|
NPC TRUST - ACTIVE 1 - ROW |
8,400 |
|
BAYVK A1 FIDELITY |
75,400 |
|
MV4 ACTIONS EURO |
58,889 |
|
FF-INST EURO BLUE CHIP POOL |
53,925 |
|
STICHTING BEDRIJF VOOR DE META |
232,600 |
|
GM INVESTMENT TRUSTEES LTD |
38,900 |
|
THE PENSIONS TRUST - GC |
12,000 |
|
FIDELITY EUROPEAN PILOT FUND |
916 |
|
VICTORIAN FUNDS MGMT CORP |
19,000 |
|
GIC MM EUROPEAN EQ FUND - GC |
13,900 |
|
fIDELITY EUROZONE EQ PILOT FD |
1,970 |
|
A/C 16MSFSLE |
90,900 |
|
FIDELITY EUROPEAN CYCL PLT FD |
2,300 |
|
SPH - SELECT EUROPE |
62,300 |
|
SPMS-SELECT EUROPE |
41,000 |
|
FIDELITY SELECT GLOBAL EQ FUND |
6,500 |
|
FID AUS EUROPE FUND |
15,000 |
|
FID INSTL SELECT EUROPE EQ FD |
40,800 |
|
UNILEVER PRG SMALL CAP EUROPE |
12,800 |
|
BASF AG - EUROPEAN SMALL CAPS |
43,200 |
|
MULTI STYLE MULT MGR EUR SM CP |
25,700 |
|
STCHG BD V DE MT EN TCH BD ESC |
39,100 |
|
CO-OPERATIVE GRP PENS - RW |
26,100 |
|
GKN GROUP PENSION SCHEME - ROW |
32,500 |
|
UNILEVER (SUPERANN) IRELAND - ROW |
18,700 |
|
IBM IREL SEL GLBL EQUITIES ROW |
2,200 |
|
IBM AUSTRIA SELECT GLBL EQ ROW |
5,600 |
|
EUROPEAN EQUITY MKT NEUT LONG |
22,383 |
|
total |
7,232,882 SHARES |
Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2005 net sales of approximately EUR 4.2 billion. Its 22 000 employees in more than 50 countries serve customers in the pulp and paper industry, rock and minerals processing, the energy industry and selected other industries.
www.metso.com
For further information, please contact:
Johanna Sintonen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3253
Harri Luoto, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Metso Corporation,
tel. +358 204 84 3240