Metso Oyj - Company Announcement

Nomination Committee representatives of Metso Corporation

Metso's Nomination Committee, established by the Annual General
Meeting, prepares proposals on the composition of the Board of
Directors along with the director remuneration for the next Annual
General Meeting, which is tentatively scheduled for April 2, 2008.
The Nomination Committee will present its proposal to the company's
Board of Directors no later than February 1, 2008. The Nomination
Committee consists of the representatives named by the four biggest
registered shareholders as of November 1, 2007 along with the
Chairman of Metso's Board of Directors as an expert member.

Metso's four biggest registered shareholders on November 1, 2007
were: State of Finland, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company,
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company and Cevian Capital II
Master Fund L.P.

The above mentioned shareholders have chosen the following persons as
their representatives for Metso's Nomination Committee: Pekka
Timonen, Director General, Ownership Steering Department, Prime
Minister's Office (State of Finland); Mikko Koivusalo, Head of
Capital Market Investments (Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company);
Harri Sailas, CEO (Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company), and
Lars Förberg, Managing Partner (Cevian Capital). The Committee will
elect a chairman from among its members in its organizing meeting.
Matti Kavetvuo, Chairman of Metso's Board of Directors, serves as the
Committee's expert member.

Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2006
net sales of approximately EUR 5 billion. Its more than 26,000
employees in more than 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



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