Metso Oyj - Company Announcement

Metso discontinues study on structural options

Metso Corporation's Company release on November 28, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.

Metso announced on August 22, 2008 the initiation of a study, with
Goldman Sachs as advisor, to assess value-enhancing opportunities,
including structural options.

Given the significant change in the world economic outlook since the
August announcement and the prevailing financial market turbulence,
Metso's Board of Directors has decided to discontinue the study on
structural options. Naturally, Metso's board and management will
continue to look for value enhancing opportunities in the normal
course of business.

Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2007
net sales of over EUR 6 billion. Its over 27,000 employees in
approximately 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:
Jorma Eloranta, President and CEO, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 204
84 3000

Further information for investors, please contact:
Johanna Sintonen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Metso
Corporation, tel. +358 40 530 0778