TAMFELT CORP. STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE December 1, 2009 at 1.00 p.m. DECISIONS BY THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF TAMFELT Tamfelt Corp.'s (Tamfelt) Extraordinary General Meeting was held on December 1, 2009. The General Meeting handled the proposals made by the Board of Directors pursuant to the combination agreement entered into by Tamfelt and Metso Corporation (Metso) on November 5, 2009. The General Meeting resolved, in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, to remove Article 12 regarding a shareholder's redemption obligation from Tamfelt's Articles of Association. The resolution shall come into force subject to Metso's public announcement that the exchange offer made by Metso regarding Tamfelt's shares and option rights shall be completed in accordance with the terms of the combination agreement. Furthermore and in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, the General Meeting resolved to confirm that the number of the members of Tamfelt's Board of Directors shall be five (5) and resolved to elect as the members of the Board of Directors M.Soc.Sc., Commercial Counsellor Mikael von Frenckell, M.Sc. (Econ.) Jouko Oksanen and M.Sc. (Eng.) Pasi Laine from the present members and Metso's President and CEO Jorma Eloranta and President, Paper and Fiber Technology of Metso, M.Sc. (Eng.) Bertel Langenskiöld as new members. The resolutions are subject to Metso's public announcement regarding the completion of the Exchange Offer. The term of the elected members shall commence immediately after Metso's public announcement and shall continue until the end of the next Annual General Meeting. Helsinki, December 1, 2009 Tamfelt Corp. Board of Directors Hanna Koskela Communications Officer DISTRIBUTION NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd Main media www.tamfelt.com Tamfelt is a world-leading supplier of technical textiles. The company's main products are clothing products for the paper and pulp as well as mining and chemical industries. The Group employs about 1,350 people and its net sales in 2008 were 165 million euro. Founded in 1797, the company is one of the pioneers of Finnish industry.