Final result of Metso Corporation´s share exchange offer for all issued and outstanding shares and stock options of Tamfelt Corp.

Metso Corporation's Company release on December 23, 2009 at 9:45 a.m.


According to the final result of the share exchange offer, the shares tendered
in the share exchange offer represent 98 percent of all the shares and votes in
Tamfelt (including shares already owned by Metso). All of the stock options were
tendered in the share exchange offer.

The offer period in the share exchange offer by Metso Corporation for all issued
and outstanding shares and stock options of Tamfelt Corp. expired on December
18, 2009. Metso announced on December 21, 2009 that it will complete the share
exchange offer, subject only to the amendment to the articles of association of
Tamfelt being registered with the Trade Register. The amendment to the articles
of association of Tamfelt has been registered with the Trade Register on
December 22, 2009.


All the conditions to completion of the share exchange offer have been fulfilled
and, consequently, Metso will complete the share exchange offer in accordance
with its terms and conditions preliminarily today, December 23, 2009, with
respect to all of those holders of shares and stock options of Tamfelt who have
validly accepted the share exchange offer and who have not validly withdrawn
their acceptance. The completion trades of the shares will be settled
preliminarily on December 28, 2009.

Metso's intention is to acquire all the shares of Tamfelt. As Metso has acquired
more than nine-tenths (9/10) of all the shares and votes conferred by them,
Metso will present to Tamfelt shareholders a redemption demand in accordance
with the Finnish Companies Act. Accordingly, those shares which have not been
exchanged in the share exchange offer will be redeemed in the manner prescribed
in the Finnish Companies Act.


Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining,
construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper
industries. We have about 26,500 employees in more than 50 countries.
www.metso.com



Further information for investors, please contact:
Marja Kortesalo, Investor Relations Manager, Metso Corporation, tel. +358
20 484 3211





This release may not be released or otherwise distributed, in whole or in part,
in or into Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa or the United
States. This release is not a tender offer document and as such does not
constitute an offer or invitation to make a sales offer. Investors shall accept
the Share Exchange Offer for the shares and the offer for the Stock Options only
on the basis of the information provided in a share exchange offer document.
Offers will not be made directly or indirectly in any jurisdiction where either
an offer or participation therein is prohibited by applicable law or where any
share exchange offer document or registration or other requirements would apply
in addition to those undertaken in Finland.



The share exchange offer document and related acceptance forms will not and may
not be distributed, forwarded or transmitted into or from any jurisdiction where
prohibited by applicable law. In particular, the Share Exchange Offer or the
offer for the Stock Options is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or
into, or by use of the postal service of, or by any means or instrumentality
(including, without limitation, facsimile transmission, telex, telephone or the
Internet) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national
securities exchange of, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa or
the United States. The Share Exchange Offer or offer for the Stock Options
cannot be accepted by any such use, means or instrumentality or from within
Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa or the United States.




Metso Corporation

Olli Vaartimo
Executive Vice President and CFO

Kati Renvall
Vice President, Group Communications

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd
Media
www.metso.com


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