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Preliminary information on Metsä Board’s sales and profitability in the fourth quarter of 2017

Metsä Board Corporation Stock Exchange Release 9 January 2018 at 12 noon EET
Due to suspected information security breach Metsä Board Corporation announces
preliminary information on sales and profitability in the fourth quarter of
2017.

In the fourth quarter of 2017, sales were approximately EUR 451 million,
comparable operating result was approximately EUR 54 million and earnings per
share were approximately EUR 0.12. Figures are based on preliminary unaudited
information.

Metsä Board Corporation will publish its 2017 Financial statements bulletin on 8
February 2018.

METSÄ BOARD CORPORATION
Further information:

Jussi Noponen, CFO, tel. +358 10 465 4913
Katri Sundström, Head of Investor Relations, tel. +358 400 976 333
Metsä Board
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Metsä Board is a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards
including folding boxboards, food service boards and white kraftliners. Our
lightweight paperboards are developed to provide better, safer and more
sustainable solutions for consumer goods as well as retail-ready and food
service applications. We work together with our customers on a global scale to
innovate solutions for better consumer experiences with less environmental
impact. The pure fresh fibres Metsä Board uses are a renewable resource,
traceable to origin in sustainably managed northern forests.The global sales
network of Metsä Board supports customers worldwide, including brand owners,
retailers, converters and merchants. In 2016, the company’s sales totalled EUR
1.7 billion, and it has approximately 2,500 employees. Metsä Board, part of
Metsä Group, is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.
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