美卓推出新的长期财务目标，以推动股东价值

*销售增长目标保持不变，每年超过10% (CAGR) *每股收益增长目标超过销售增长*为业务部门设定的盈利目标(EBITA-%) *已使用资本回报率(ROCE)目标超过20%美卓董事会已经决定了美卓新的长期财务目标，与美卓的新战略有关。“我们的目标是通过增长和盈利能力为股东创造价值，我们将专注于能够在全球取得强大地位的业务增长。高份额的服务对我们的价值创造非常重要，因此我们的目标是在所有业务中实现服务的高增长，”总裁兼首席执行官马蒂Kähkönen说。“盈利能力将由集团层面的每股收益(EPS)和部门层面的EBITA利润率来衡量。通过引入细分市场层面的盈利目标，我们旨在提高美卓业务的透明度。我们认为，销售和收益的增长以及较高的已动用资本回报率(ROCE)是我们股东价值未来的主要驱动力。我们创纪录的订单积压和强劲的资产负债表为我们的增长提供了坚实的支撑，”Kähkönen继续说道。以下新的财务目标取代了2008年8月制定的以前的目标:增长我们的销售增长目标不变，我们的目标是年平均销售增长(CAGR)超过10%，包括收购。我们将继续强调服务业务的增长，目标是实现每年超过10%的增长。盈利能力美卓将引入新的集团层面的盈利能力目标，即年度每股收益(EPS)增长超过销售增长。EBITA*-%目标将根据我们的部门设定。 The following target ranges are reflecting the different characteristics of our businesses: +-----------------------+----------------+-----------------+ |Segment |Minimum EBITA*-%|Targeted EBITA*-%| | |(low demand) |(high demand) | +-----------------------+----------------+-----------------+ |Mining and Construction| 10% | 15% | +-----------------------+----------------+-----------------+ |Automation | 11% | 16% | +-----------------------+----------------+-----------------+ |Pulp, Paper and Power | 6% | 9% | +-----------------------+----------------+-----------------+ *before non-recurring items. Capital efficiency Return on capital employed (ROCE-%) is one of the key measurements used in Metso and we target a return higher than 20 percent (excl. impact of major acquisitions). Capital structure Our target is to maintain a solid investment grade rating. This target is unchanged. The target for dividend policy remains unchanged as well. Metso's target is to distribute at least 50 percent of annual earnings per share as a dividend or in other forms of capital distribution. Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. We have about 29,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com Further information, please contact: Harri Nikunen, CFO, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3010 Juha Rouhiainen, VP, Investor Relations, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3253 Metso Corporation Harri Nikunen CFO Juha Rouhiainen VP, Investor Relations Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd Media www.metso.com