Tamfelt Oyj Abp - Company Announcement

New Metso Corporation shares registered with the trade register

TAMFELT CORP. STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE December 28, 2009 at 2.00 p.m.


NEW METSO CORPORATION SHARES REGISTERED WITH THE TRADE REGISTER

A total of 8,593,642 new shares were subscribed for in the share issue relating
to the share exchange offer by Metso Corporation for all issued and outstanding
shares and stock options of Tamfelt Corp. The new shares were registered with
the Trade Register on December 28, 2009. 

Following the registration of the new shares, the number of Metso shares totals
150,348,256. Metso's share capital has remained unchanged, at EUR
240,982,843.80. 

The new shares include the right to dividends and other distributions of funds
as well as other shareholder rights in Metso as of the registration date,
December 28, 2009. 

Trading in the new shares alongside the existing shares will commence on NASDAQ
OMX Helsinki Ltd on December 29, 2009. 


This release may not be released or otherwise distributed, in whole or in part,
in or into Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa or the United
States. This release is not a tender offer document and as such does not
constitute an offer or invitation to make a sales offer. Investors shall accept
the Share Exchange Offer for the shares and the offer for the Stock Options
only on the basis of the information provided in a share exchange offer
document. Offers will not be made directly or indirectly in any jurisdiction
where either an offer or participation therein is prohibited by applicable law
or where any share exchange offer document or registration or other
requirements would apply in addition to those undertaken in Finland. 

The share exchange offer document and related acceptance forms will not and may
not be distributed, forwarded or transmitted into or from any jurisdiction
where prohibited by applicable law. In particular, the Share Exchange Offer or
the offer for the Stock Options is not being made, directly or indirectly, in
or into, or by use of the postal service of, or by any means or instrumentality
(including, without limitation, facsimile transmission, telex, telephone or the
Internet) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national
securities exchange of, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa or
the United States. The Share Exchange Offer or offer for the Stock Options
cannot be accepted by any such use, means or instrumentality or from within
Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa or the United States. 


Tamfelt Corp.


Anne Paloheimo-Seppänen
Communications Manager


DISTRIBUTION
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd
Main media
www.tamfelt.com

Tamfelt is a world-leading supplier of technical textiles. The company's main
products are clothing products for the paper and pulp as well as mining and
chemical industries. The Group employs about 1,350 people and its net sales in
2008 were 165 million euro. Founded in 1797, the company is one of the pioneers
of Finnish industry.