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
September 28, 2006
Commission file number 1-14400
Metso Corporation
(Translation of registrants 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-
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SIGNATURES
Date
September 28, 2006
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:
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Olli Vaartimo
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Aleksanteri Lebedeff |
Executive Vice President and CFO
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Senior Vice President, |
Metso Corporation
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General Counsel |
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Metso Corporation |
Moodys upgraded rating on Metso Corporation to Baa3
(Helsinki, Finland, September 28, 2006) Metso Corporation (NYSE: MX; OMXH: MEO1V)
Moodys Investor Service has upgraded the long-term credit ratings of Metso Corporation to Baa3
from Ba1. The outlook on ratings is considered stable.
Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2005 net sales of approximately
EUR 4.2 billion. Its 22,000 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
For further information, please contact:
Pekka Hölttä, Senior Vice President, Corporate Treasurer, Metso Corporation,
tel. +358 204 84 3195
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.