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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
March 7, 2007
Commission file number 1-14400
Metso Corporation
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Fabianinkatu 9 A,
P.O. Box 1220
FI-00101
Helsinki, Finland
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F
Form 20-F þ          Form 40-F o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o          No þ
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g-3-2(b):82-                    
 
 

 

 

SIGNATURES
Date March 7, 2007
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:
     
Olli Vaartimo
  Aleksanteri Lebedeff
Executive Vice President and CFO
  Senior Vice President,
Metso Corporation
  General Counsel
 
  Metso Corporation

 

 

Metso 2003 stock options — cancellations and subscriptions
(Helsinki, Finland, March 7, 2007) — Metso Corporation (NYSE: MX; OMXH: MEO1V)
Metso’s Board of Directors has decided to cancel 2003 stock options in such a way that after the cancellation there remains only 135,000 of 2003A options. Out of these, 35,000 options have been granted and 100,000 options are held by Metso’s subsidiary Metso Capital Ltd. Of the granted options, 2,000 have been used to subscribe Metso shares in February 2007.
Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2006 net sales of approximately EUR 5 billion. Its 25,500 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
or
USA: Mike Phillips, Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, Metso USA, Inc., tel. +1 770 246 7237.