Metsä Board Oyj - Managers' transactions

Metsä Board Corporation: Managers’ transactions

Metsä Board Corporation Managers’ transactions 16 March 2017 at 3.30 pm EET


The CEO of Metsä Board Mika Joukio received on 15 March 2017 shares based on
Metsä Board’s long term share incentive plan. He also received shares relating
to his previous position as CEO of Metsä Tissue Corporation and based on Metsä
Group’s long term share incentive plan. 

More specific information related to the transaction can be found in the table
below: 

Manager within the issuer:        Mika Joukio                                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Manager’s position within the     Chief Executive Officer                       
 issuer:                                                                        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The issuer:                       Metsä Board Corporation                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Issuer’s LEI-code:                743700KKB8Q035K38488                          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notification type:                Initial notification                          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reference number:                 743700KKB8Q035K38488_20170316094553_1         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Transaction date:                 15 March 2017                                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nature of the transaction:        RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Instrument type:                  SHARE                                         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Instrument’s name:                Metsä Board B share                           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Instrument’s ISIN-code:           METSB, ISIN: FI0009000665                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Transaction details:              Volume:       Unit price: 0.00 EUR            
                                   61,697                                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Volume:       Unit price: 0.00 EUR            
                                   13,839                                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of transactions:           2                                             
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aggregated transactions:          Volume:       Volume weighted average price:  
                                   75,536        0.00 EUR                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



METSÄ BOARD CORPORATION



Further information:
Katri Sundström, Head of Investor Relations, Metsä Board, tel. +358 400 976 333
Juhani Pitkänen, Secretary to the Board, Metsä Board, tel. +358 10 465 5240



www.metsaboard.com



Metsä Board is a leading European producer of folding boxboards and white
linerboards made from fresh fibres. Its lightweight paperboards are developed
as the perfect fit for consumer goods, retail-ready and food service packaging.
The pure fresh fibres Metsä Board uses are a renewable resource, traceable to
origin in northern forests. 

The global sales network of Metsä Board supports customers worldwide, including
brand owners, 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.