Metso's Board of Directors decides to continue the long-term incentive plan for senior management

HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Metso has decided to continue the long-term share-based incentive plan for the Group's senior management, with a Performance Share Plan (PSP) as the main structure. In addition, the Board decided to continue the Restricted Share Plan (RSP) as a complementary share-based incentive structure for specific situations.

The aim of this long-term incentive plan is to align the interests of the management with those of the shareholders in order to increase the value of Metso and to commit the senior management to Metso by offering them a competitive long-term incentive plan in the company.

Performance Share Plan

The Performance Share Plan consists of annually commencing performance share plans, each with a three-year earning period. The commencement of each new plan will be subject to a separate approval by the Board. In accordance with the decision taken by the Board, PSP 2016-2018 will commence at the beginning of 2016 and potential share rewards will be delivered in the spring 2019 if the performance targets set by the Board are achieved.

The potential share reward payable under the PSP 2016-2018 is based on the total shareholder return of Metso's share during calendar years 2016-2018. The PSP 2016-2018 may include a maximum of 100 employees and will comprise a maximum of 460,000 reward shares (gross before the deduction of applicable payroll tax).

Restricted Share Plan

The complementary Restricted Share Plan (RSP) consists of annually commencing restricted share plans, each with a three-year vesting period after which the allocated share rewards will be delivered to the participants provided that their employment with Metso continues until the delivery date of the share rewards. The commencement of each new plan is subject to a separate approval by the Board. In accordance with the decision taken by the Board, RSP 2016 will commence at the beginning of 2016 and any potential share rewards will be delivered in the spring 2019.

The maximum number of shares that may be allocated and delivered within the RSP 2016 totals 40,000 shares (gross before the deduction of applicable payroll tax).

Other terms

Metso applies a share ownership recommendation policy for the members of Metso Executive Team. In accordance with this policy at least fifty per cent of the share rewards (net shares after the deduction of applicable payroll tax) received by these individuals under the above plans shall be retained until the share ownership of the individual participant in Metso amounts to his/her annual gross base salary.

The incentive plans will have no diluting effect as no new shares will be issued in connection with them.
Metso is the world's leading industrial company in the mining and aggregates industries and in the flow control business. Our knowledge, people and solutions help drive sustainable improvements in performance and profitability in our customers' businesses.

Metso has an uncompromising attitude towards safety. Our products range from mining and construction equipment and systems to industrial valves and controls. Our solutions are delivered and supported by decades of process knowledge and a broad scope of services backed by a global footprint of over 90 service centers, thousands of service employees, and an extensive logistics network.

Metso is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland. In 2014, Metso's net sales totaled EUR 3.7 billion. Metso employs approximately 13,000 industry experts in more than 50 countries. Expect results.

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Further information, please contact:

Merja Kamppari, Senior Vice President, HR, Metso, tel. +358 20 484 3119

Harri Nikunen, Chief Financial Officer, Metso, tel. +358 20 484 3010

Metso Corporation

Harri Nikunen

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Juha Rouhiainen

VP, Investor Relations

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