Metso Corporation's stock exchange release on April 23, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. EEST
Metso Corporation has received a notification, pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5
and 6 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, about a change in the shareholding
of BlackRock, Inc.
On April 19, 2024, BlackRock's holding in Metso's shares fell below the 5
percent threshold and amounted to 41,425,323 shares or 4.99 percent of total
shares and votes. BlackRock's holding through financial instruments in Metso
amounted to 1,131,822 shares, which corresponds to 0.13 percent of the total
amount of Metso's shares. On April 19, 2024, BlackRock's total position amounted
to 42,557,145 or 5.13 percent of Metso's shares and votes. Metso's total number
of shares and voting rights is 828,972,440.
BlackRock, Inc.'s holdings according to the notification:
% of % of shares and voting rights Total of both
shares through financial instruments in % (7.A +
and (total of 7.B) 7.B)
voting
rights
(total
of 7.A)
Resulting 4.99% 0.13% 5.13%
situation on the
date on
which threshold
was crossed or
reached
Position of 5.11% 0.13% 5.25%
previous
notification
A: Shares and voting
rights
Class/type of Number of % of
shares shares and shares and
voting voting
rights rights
ISIN code Direct(SMA Indirect(SMA Direct(SMA
Indirect(SMA
9:5) 9:6 and 9:7) 9:5) 9:6 and
9:7)
FI0009014575 41,425,323 4.99%
SUBTOTAL A 41,425,323 4.99%
B: Financial
Instruments according
to SMA 9:6a
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Physical or Number of % of
shares
instrument date Conversion cash shares and
voting
Period settlement and rights
voting
rights
American Depositary N/A N/A Physical 8,969 0.00%
Receipt
(US5926721094)
Securities Lent N/A N/A Physical 1,122,853 0.13%
SUBTOTAL B 1,131,822 0.13%
Metso Corporation
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Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and
services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries
globally. We improve our customers' energy and water efficiency, increase their
productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product and service
expertise. We are the partner for positive change.
Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Metso employs over 17,000 people in close to 50
countries and sales for 2023 were about EUR 5.4 billion. The company is listed
on the Nasdaq Helsinki. metso.com, x.com/metsoofficial