HELSINKI, FINLAND -- 08/22/08 --
Metso Corporation Company release on August 22, 2008 at 9:40 a.m.
local time
Metso's Board of Directors has decided to cancel the remaining
100,000 year 2003A stock options that are held by Metso's subsidiary
Metso Capital Ltd. Following this and earlier cancelations and share
subscriptions there are no options outstanding or available from any
of Metso's option programs for subscription of shares in Metso
Corporation.
Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2007
net sales of over EUR 6 billion. Its over 27,000 employees in
approximately 50 countries serve customers in the pulp and paper
industry, rock and minerals processing, the energy industry and
selected other industries.
www.metso.com
Further information for the press, please contact:
Aleksanteri Lebedeff, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Metso
Corporation,
tel. +358 20 484 3240
Further information for investors, please contact:
Johanna Sintonen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Metso
Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3253
Metso Corporation
Olli Vaartimo
Executive Vice President and CFO
Kati Renvall
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Distribution:
OMX Nordic Exchange in Helsinki
Media
www.metso.com
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