{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"129432","rtpr_id":"nWkr38VYPq","ticker":"METSO","exchange":"Nasdaq Helsinki","all_tickers":["METSO"],"title":"Notification according to chapter 9, section 5 and 6 of the Securities Market Act: BlackRock Inc.'s holding in Metso","author":"Cision","published_at":"2026-08-27T13:00:01.135Z","article_body":"Metso Corporation\nMetso Corporation’s stock exchange release on August 27, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.\nEEST \n\nMetso Corporation has received a notification, pursuant to Chapter 9, Section\n5 and 6 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, about a change in the\nshareholding of BlackRock, Inc.\n\nOn August 26, 2026, BlackRock's holding in Metso’s shares amounted to\n41,610,877 shares or 5.01 percent of total shares and votes. BlackRock's\nholding through financial instruments in Metso amounted to 4,731,454 shares,\nwhich corresponds to 0.57 percent of the total amount of Metso’s shares. As\na result, BlackRock's total position amounted to 46,342,331 or 5.59 percent of\nMetso’s shares and votes. Metso’s total number of shares and voting rights\nis 828,972,440.\n\nBlackRock, Inc.’s holdings according to the notification:\n\n % of shares and voting rights (total of 7.A) % of shares and voting rights through financial instruments (total of 7.B) Total of both in % (7.A + 7.B) \n Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 5.01% 0.57% 5.59% \n Position of previous notification 4.97% 0.61% 5.59% \n\n A: Shares and voting rights \n Class/type of Number of shares and voting rights % of shares and voting rights \n shares \n ISIN code Direct (SMA 9:5) Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) Direct (SMA 9:5) Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) \n FI0009014575 41,610,877 5.01% \n SUBTOTAL A 41,610,877 5.01% \n B: Financial Instruments according to SMA 9:6a \n Type of financial instrument Expiration Exercise/ Physical or cash settlement Number of shares and voting rights % of shares and voting rights \n date Conversion Period \n American Depositary Receipt (US5926721094) N/A N/A Physical 204, 961 0.02% \n Securities Lent N/A N/A Physical 2,583,477 0.31% \n CFD N/A N/A Cash 1,943,016 0.23% \n SUBTOTAL B 4,731,454 0.57% \n \n\nMetso Corporation   \n \n\nDistribution:  \n\nNasdaq Helsinki Ltd \n\nMain media \n\nwww.metso.com \n\nMetso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and\nservices for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining\nindustries globally. We improve our customers’ energy and water efficiency,\nincrease their productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product\nand service expertise. We are the partner for positive change.  \n\nMetso is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. At the end of 2025 Metso had close\nto 18,000 employees in around 50 countries, and sales in 2025 were about\nEUR 5.3 billion. Metso is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. metso.com\n(http://metso.com/)\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/metso-corporation/r/notification-according-to-chapter-9--section-5-and-6-of-the-securities-market-act--blackrock-inc-s-h%2Cc4388709\n\n\n\n(c) Cision 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nWkr38VYPq","title":"Notification according to chapter 9, section 5 and 6 of the Securities Market Act: BlackRock Inc.'s holding in Metso","author":"Cision","ticker":"METSO","created":"2026-08-27T13:00:01.135Z","tickers":["METSO"],"exchange":"Nasdaq Helsinki","article_body":"Metso Corporation\nMetso Corporation’s stock exchange release on August 27, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.\nEEST \n\nMetso Corporation has received a notification, pursuant to Chapter 9, Section\n5 and 6 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, about a change in the\nshareholding of BlackRock, Inc.\n\nOn August 26, 2026, BlackRock's holding in Metso’s shares amounted to\n41,610,877 shares or 5.01 percent of total shares and votes. BlackRock's\nholding through financial instruments in Metso amounted to 4,731,454 shares,\nwhich corresponds to 0.57 percent of the total amount of Metso’s shares. As\na result, BlackRock's total position amounted to 46,342,331 or 5.59 percent of\nMetso’s shares and votes. Metso’s total number of shares and voting rights\nis 828,972,440.\n\nBlackRock, Inc.’s holdings according to the notification:\n\n % of shares and voting rights (total of 7.A) % of shares and voting rights through financial instruments (total of 7.B) Total of both in % (7.A + 7.B) \n Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 5.01% 0.57% 5.59% \n Position of previous notification 4.97% 0.61% 5.59% \n\n A: Shares and voting rights \n Class/type of Number of shares and voting rights % of shares and voting rights \n shares \n ISIN code Direct (SMA 9:5) Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) Direct (SMA 9:5) Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) \n FI0009014575 41,610,877 5.01% \n SUBTOTAL A 41,610,877 5.01% \n B: Financial Instruments according to SMA 9:6a \n Type of financial instrument Expiration Exercise/ Physical or cash settlement Number of shares and voting rights % of shares and voting rights \n date Conversion Period \n American Depositary Receipt (US5926721094) N/A N/A Physical 204, 961 0.02% \n Securities Lent N/A N/A Physical 2,583,477 0.31% \n CFD N/A N/A Cash 1,943,016 0.23% \n SUBTOTAL B 4,731,454 0.57% \n \n\nMetso Corporation   \n \n\nDistribution:  \n\nNasdaq Helsinki Ltd \n\nMain media \n\nwww.metso.com \n\nMetso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and\nservices for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining\nindustries globally. We improve our customers’ energy and water efficiency,\nincrease their productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product\nand service expertise. We are the partner for positive change.  \n\nMetso is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. At the end of 2025 Metso had close\nto 18,000 employees in around 50 countries, and sales in 2025 were about\nEUR 5.3 billion. Metso is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. metso.com\n(http://metso.com/)\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/metso-corporation/r/notification-according-to-chapter-9--section-5-and-6-of-the-securities-market-act--blackrock-inc-s-h%2Cc4388709\n\n\n\n(c) Cision 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-27T13:00:01.413164288Z","server_sent_at_ms":1787835601413},"received_at":"2026-08-27T13:00:01.464Z","source_url":"https://news.cision.com/metso-corporation/r/notification-according-to-chapter-9--section-5-and-6-of-the-securities-market-act--blackrock-inc-s-h%2Cc4388709"},"analysis":{"id":"118346","press_release_id":"129432","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Machinery","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"other","narrative":"Metso Corporation disclosed that BlackRock, Inc. increased its direct holding to 5.01% of total shares and votes, triggering a statutory notification under the Finnish Securities Markets Act.\n\nThe change represents a technical adjustment in BlackRock's portfolio, as its total economic interest including financial instruments remains stable at 5.59% or approximately 46.3 million shares.\n\nBlackRock's financial instrument position decreased slightly to 0.57%, while its direct shareholding rose from a previous 4.97% to cross the 5% threshold.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"BlackRock crosses 5% direct ownership threshold in Metso."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"employee_count":18000,"blackrock_total_shares":46342331,"blackrock_direct_shares":41610877,"blackrock_total_percent":"5.59%","blackrock_direct_percent":"5.01%","fy2025_sales_eur_billion":5.3,"total_shares_outstanding":828972440,"blackrock_instrument_shares":4731454,"blackrock_instrument_percent":"0.57%"}},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Metso Corporation","ticker":"METSO"},{"name":"BlackRock, Inc.","relationship":"shareholder"},{"name":"Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd","relationship":"exchange"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"EUR 5.3 billion","context":"Metso sales in 2025"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Routine statutory notification regarding a minor adjustment in BlackRock's shareholding. 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