SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
[March 25, 2003]
Metso Corporation
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Fabianinkatu 9 A,
PO Box 1220
FIN-00101
Helsinki, Finland
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SIGNATURES
Date March 25, 2003
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Name:
Sakari Tamminen |
Harri Luoto | |||
Executive Vice President & CFO |
Senior Vice President, | |||
Metso Corporation |
General Counsel | |||
| Metso Corporation | ||||
HARRIS ASSOCIATES L.P.’S HOLDINGS IN METSO
(Helsinki, Finland, March 25, 2003) – Metso Corporation (NYSE: MX; HEX: MEO) has been informed about the changes in holding of the funds managed by Harris Associates L.P. of the paid up share capital of Metso Corporation. The funds managed by Harris Associates L.P. owned Metso’s shares on March 18, 2003 as follows:
Oakmark International Fund |
3,863,000 shares | |||
Harris Int’l LP |
730,400 shares | |||
Masters Select International |
552,100 shares | |||
BMG Foundation |
426,000 shares | |||
IL Teachers Retirement System |
335,000 shares | |||
MetLife Concentrated Int’l |
212,200 shares | |||
Schwab Int’l MarketMasters Fund |
171,100 shares | |||
MMIF Overseas |
137,000 shares | |||
SunAmerica Focus |
115,600 shares | |||
Met Investors — Harris Oakmark Intl Fund |
73,100 shares | |||
CDC Nvest Star International |
65,000 shares | |||
Levi Strauss & Co. US Pension |
61,900 shares | |||
Boise Cascade |
58,300 shares | |||
Ohio PERS |
58,000 shares | |||
Hillview International Fund |
25,900 shares | |||
AGF Harmony Fund |
20,000 shares | |||
| Total | 6,904,600 shares | |||
This holding amounts to 5.07 percent of the paid up share capital and the total votes of Metso Corporation after being, on the basis of the previous announcement, 2.88 percent on September 2, 1999.
Metso Corporation is a global supplier of process industry machinery and systems, as well as know-how and aftermarket services. The Corporation’s core businesses are fiber and paper technology (Metso Paper), rock and mineral processing (Metso Minerals) and automation and control technology (Metso Automation). In 2002, the net sales of Metso Corporation were EUR 4.7 billion and the personnel totaled approximately 28,500. Metso Corporation is listed on the Helsinki and New York Stock Exchanges.
For additional information, please contact:
Harri Luoto, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Metso Corporation, Tel. +358 204 843 240 Eeva Mäkelä, Manager, Investor Relations, Metso Corporation, Tel. +358 204 843 253
or
USA: Mike Phillips, Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, Metso USA, Inc., tel. +1 617 369 7850