HELSINKI, Finland, Sept. 16, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Metso Corporation has been informed about an increase in the holding of the Fidelity International Limited and its subsidiaries of the paid up share capital of Metso Corporation. On September 14, 2005, Fidelity International Limited and its subsidiaries owned a total of 7,082,803 Metso shares, which corresponds to 5.00 percent of the paid up share capital and voting rights of Metso Corporation.
According to the announcement of Fidelity International Limited, their holdings on September 14, 2005 were as follows:
fund name SHARES FID FDS - European Growth Pool 4,166,699 FID FDS - Nordic Pool 229,900 FID FDS - Euro Blue Chip Pool 944,900 EP MM Clapp 68,500 STC IntL Equity Fund - ROW 35,100 SGE MM ROW 21,400 GEC 1972 PLN GLB EQTY FD - ROW 44,400 CHURCH COMM FOR ENGLAND - ROW 25,600 BRITHS ENERGY GEN GRP - ROW 14,300 IBM DENM SELECT - GLOBAL EX-US 10,300 ACCIDENT REHAB & CMP - GLB EX-US 47,500 IBM AUSTRIA GLOBAL EX US 3,900 AFP UNILEVER SCHWEIZ - GBL EX US 5,700 DEUTSCHE ARTZE - ROW 8,900 FMt_GL ROW 42,500 EAST SUSSEX CNTY COUNCIL - ROW 31,500 RAILWAYS PENS EQUITY - EUROPE 288,900 CHEVRON TEXACO UK PNS PL-ROW 19,500 AUSTRALIA - FUNDS SA 57,500 SAINT-GOBAIN UK PENSION SCHEME 39,000 SHELL AUSTRIA PENSIONSKASSE AG 11,300 DBI - FONDS DSPT- A1 35,200 NPC TRUST - ACTIVE 1 - ROW 7,800 BAYVK A1 FIDELITY 82,200 MV4 ACTIONS EURO 64,020 FFII INST EURO BLUE CHIP POOL 3,415 STICHTING BEDRIJF VOOR DE META 184,700 GM INVESTMENT TRUSTEES LTD 32,800 THE PENSIONS TRUST - GC 16,200 FIDELITY EUROPEAN PILOT FUND 916 VICTORIAN FUNDS MGMT CORP 19,000 GIC MM EURoPEAN EQ FUND - GC 20,100 FIDELITY EUROZONE EQ PILOT FD 1,970 A/C 16MSFSLE 74,800 FIDELITY SELECT GLOBAL EQ FUND 6,700 FID INSTL SELECT EUROPE EQ FD 32,200 QIC - SELECT EUROPE 194,500 UNILEVER PEN FD-O/S EQ MANDATE 77,700 COALSUPER PTY LIMITED 11,100 CO-OPERATIVE GRP PENS - RW 21,700 GKN GROUP PENSION SCHEME - ROW 32,300 UNILEVER(SUPERANN) IRELAND-ROW 15,300 IBM IREL SEL GLBL EQUITIES ROW 1,900 IBM AUSTRIA SELECT GLBL EQ ROW 6,700 EUROPEAN EQUITY MKT NEUT LONG 22,383 TOTAL 7,082,803 SHARES
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. Metso's shares are listed on the Helsinki and New York Stock Exchanges.