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
November 7, 2007

Metso Corporation

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 November 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

Nomination Committee representatives of Metso Corporation

(Helsinki, Finland, November 7, 2007) — Metso Corporation (NYSE: MX; OMXH: MEO1V)

Metso’s Nomination Committee, established by the Annual General Meeting, prepares proposals on the composition of the Board of Directors along with the director remuneration for the next Annual General Meeting, which is tentatively scheduled for April 2, 2008. The Nomination Committee will present its proposal to the company’s Board of Directors no later than February 1, 2008. The Nomination Committee consists of the representatives named by the four biggest registered shareholders as of November 1, 2007 along with the Chairman of Metso’s Board of Directors as an expert member.

Metso’s four biggest registered shareholders on November 1, 2007 were: State of Finland, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company and Cevian Capital II Master Fund L.P.

The above mentioned shareholders have chosen the following persons as their representatives for Metso’s Nomination Committee: Pekka Timonen, Director General, Ownership Steering Department, Prime Minister’s Office (State of Finland); Mikko Koivusalo, Head of Capital Market Investments (Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company); Harri Sailas, CEO (Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company), and Lars Förberg, Managing Partner (Cevian Capital). The Committee will elect a chairman from among its members in its organizing meeting. Matti Kavetvuo, Chairman of Metso’s Board of Directors, serves as the Committee’s expert member.

Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2006 net sales of approximately EUR 5 billion. Its more than 26,000 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

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.