Metso Corporation has been informed about a change in the holding of the mutual funds managed by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. of the paid up share capital of Metso Corporation. On November 28, 2006, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co 's holdings amounted to 5.19 percent of the paid up share capital of Metso Corporation after being, on the basis of their previous announcement, 4.99 percent on October 30, 2006. The threshold of five percent was crossed on November 28, 2006 when J.P. Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited acquired 481,503 Metso shares.
According to their announcement, holdings by mutual funds of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. on November 28, 2006 were as follows:
|
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. |
1,723,056 shares |
|
J.P. Morgan Trust Bank |
52,000 shares |
|
JP Asset Management (Taiwan) Limited |
40,790 shares |
|
JP Asset Management Limited |
115,247 shares |
|
JP Morgan Asset Management (Japan) Limited |
18,349 shares |
|
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited |
5,129,752 shares |
|
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
242,960 shares |
|
J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. |
26,742 shares |
|
Total |
7,348,896 shares |
This holding corresponds to 5.19 percent of the paid up share capital of Metso Corporation.
Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2005 net sales of approximately EUR 4.2 billion. Its 23 000 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. +358 204 84 3253