Apr 18, 2005. /Lesprom Network/. Metso Corporation has been informed about an increase in the holding by Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies of the paid up share capital of Metso Corporation. On April 8, 2005, Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies held 15,915,808 Metso shares to which they had the dispositive rights. This holding amounts to 11.68% of the paid up share capital of Metso Corporation. As part of this holding Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies held 15,569,254 Metso shares to which they had voting rights on April 8, 2005. This voting authority represents 11.43% of the total votes of Metso Corporation.