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
[September 6, 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.
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Rule 12g-32(b):82-___
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.s holdings in Metso to 4.91 percent
(Helsinki, Finland, September 6, 2005) Metso Corporation (NYSE: MX; OMX: MEO)
Metso Corporation has been informed about a decrease in the holding of the mutual funds managed by
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. of the paid up share capital of Metso Corporation. On September 1, 2005,
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co s holdings amounted to 4.91 percent of the paid up share capital of Metso
Corporation after being, on the basis of their previous announcement, 5.04 percent on August 23,
2005. The holding fell below the threshold of five percent on September 1, 2005 when J.P. Morgan
Asset Management (UK) Limited acting as a discretionary investment manager for underlying funds
sold 174,502 Metso shares.
According to their announcement holdings by mutual funds of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. on September 1,
2005 were as follows:
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J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. |
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2,865,251 shares |
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Limited |
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567,076 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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1,786,631 shares |
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
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664,215 shares |
J.P. Securities Limited |
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386,430 shares |
Total |
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6,954,768 shares |
This holding corresponds to 4.91 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.