SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
[August 29, 2005]
Metso Corporation
(Translation of registrants name into English)
Fabianinkatu 9 A,
PO Box 1220
FIN-00101
Helsinki, Finland
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of
Form 20-F or Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form
is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with
Rule 12g-32(b):82-
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.s holdings in Metso to 5.04 percent
(Helsinki, Finland, August 29, 2005) Metso Corporation (NYSE: MX; OMX: MEO)
Metso Corporation has been informed about an increase in the holding of the mutual funds managed by
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. of the paid up share capital of Metso Corporation. On August 23, 2005, J.P.
Morgan Chase & Cos holdings amounted to 5.04 percent of the paid up share capital of Metso
Corporation. The threshold of five percent was crossed on August 23, 2005 when J.P. Morgan Asset
Management (UK) Limited acting as a discretionary investment manager for underlying funds purchased
111,706 Metso shares.
Holdings by mutual funds of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. were as follows on August 23, 2005:
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J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
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3,136,391 shares |
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Limited
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571,092 shares |
J.P. Morgan Trust Bank
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666,000 shares |
JP Morgan Fleming Asset Management (Japan) Limited
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19,165 shares |
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
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1,669,947 shares |
JPMorgan Chase Bank
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680,209 shares |
J.P. Securities Limited
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387,910 shares |
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Total
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7,133,314 shares |
This holding corresponds to 5.04 percent of the paid up share capital of Metso Corporation.
Metso is a global technology corporation serving customers in the pulp and paper industry,
rock and minerals processing, the energy industry and selected other industries. In 2004, the net
sales of Metso Corporation were approx. EUR 4 billion, and it has some 22,000 employees in more
than 50 countries. Metsos shares are listed on the Helsinki and New York Stock Exchanges.
For further information, please contact:
Johanna Sintonen, Vice President, Investor Relations Metso Corporation,
tel. +358 204 84 3253
Harri Luoto, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Metso Corporation,
tel. +358 204 84 3240
or
USA: Mike Phillips, Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, Metso USA, Inc., tel. +1 770
246 7237.