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Debt Investor Presentation 2Q 2014

31.7. 2014

Metsä Group

Metsä Board

Thanks to Strong Cash Flow Net Debt Reduced to EUR 540 Million

‒ Gross debt EUR 699 million and net debt EUR 540 million ‒ Net gearing 65 %, equity ratio 40 % and average interest rate reduced to 4.2% at the end of 2Q 2014 ‒ Funds from operations increased to EUR 102 million in 2Q ‒ ONWC reduced clearly from 1Q due to accounts payable improvement measures and timing reasons ‒ Solid liquidity position of over EUR 400 million

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Net Debt / EBITDA Net Debt, m€

540 827 250 500 750 1000

2010 2011 2012 2013 2Q14

2,5 2,7 1 2 3 4 5

2010 2011 2012 2013 2Q14

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Loans and Interest Rate

At the end of 2Q 2014 ‒ Average maturity of long term loans 3,8 years ‒ Average interest rate of loans (including derivatives) 4,2 % ‒ Interest rate maturity of loans (including derivatives) 33 months ‒ Of the loans about 24 per cent was subject to variable interest rates and 76 per cent to fixed interest rates

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Diversified Funding Sources

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Long-Term Interest Bearing Liabilities 30.6. 2014

32 % 8 % 3 % 29 % 28 % Bonds Pension premium loans Loans from financial institutions Finance leases Other interest bearing liabilities

Total 693 m€

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Interest Bearing Net Liabilities 30.6.2014

‒ Long-term 693 ‒ Short-term 6 Total interest bearing liabilities 699 ‒ Liquidity and interest bearing receivables 159 Interest bearing net liabilities 540

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m€

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Well Balanced Maturity Schedule

14 100 34 83 181 253 24 4 100 14 50 100 150 200 250 300 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 >2 020 Long-term interest bearing liabilities Committed undrawn credit facilities

m€

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Long-term Interest Bearing Liabilities and Committed Undrawn Credit Facilities 30.6.2014

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Balance Sheet Ratios

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777 827 783 625 597 540 17,7 2,7 4,4 3,4 2,9 2,5 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2Q 14 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

Net Debt and Net Debt/EBITDA* Net Gearing, %

65 84 83 106 72 70

20 40 60 80 100 120 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2Q14

Net debt, m€ Net debt/EBITDA *Excluding non-recurring items

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39,8 33,3 32,4 38,7 40,7 41,0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

1Q13 2Q13 3Q13 4Q13 1Q14 2Q14

65 69 70 75 74 69 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

1Q13 2Q13 3Q13 4Q13 1Q14 2Q14

Quarterly Balance Sheet Ratios

Equity Ratio Net gearing

% %

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Debt Programs 30.6.2014

9 The following table sets forth the significant debt securities issued and outstanding of Metsä Board as at June 30, 2014 Average Long-term borrowings Total amount Outstanding I nterest Rate * ) Maturity EUR 225 million Bond Issue 2014 EUR 225 EUR 225 4,5 % 2019 Syndicated credit facility 2014 EUR 250 EUR 150 5,1 % 2018 EUR 103 million bilateral loans EUR 103 EUR 103 3,6 % 2014-2017 EUR 24 million finance leases EUR 24 EUR 24 2,3 % 2014-2020 EUR 210 million pension loans EUR 210 EUR 195 3,8 % 2014–2020 *) The average interest rate take into account outstanding interest rate swaps and amortised arrangement fees. Average interest rate of all Metsä Board interest bearing liabilities including interest rate derivatives per 30.6.2014 is 4,2 %. The following table sets forth Metsä Board´s principal long-term liquidity reserves as at June 30, 2014: Average Liquidity reserves Total amount Outstanding I nterest Rate * ) Maturity (EUR in millions) Revolving Credit Facility 2014 EUR 100 EUR 0 – 2018 Pension loan facilities EUR 210 EUR 195 3,8 %

• Short-term funding programmes

Metsä Group internal short-term limit EUR 150 EUR 0 – 0-12 months Metsä Group Treasury funding programmes: EUR 150 million domestic CP-program EUR 150 EUR 2 0,4 % 0-12 months (currency in millions)

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Ratings’ History

2000 S&P: Short term ratings lowered to A3, Long term ratings placed to credit watch negative Moody’s: Long and short term ratings

• utlook changed from stable to negative

2001 S&P: Long term ratings lowered to BBB-, stable outlook Moody’s: Long and short term ratings lowered to Baa3/P3, negative outlook 2003 S&P: Downgrade to BB+, stable outlook Moody’s: Downgrade to Ba1, negative

• utlook

2004 S&P: Outlook changed from stable to negative, ratings affirmed Moody’s: Downgrade to Ba2, stable outlook 2005 S&P: Downgrade to BB, stable outlook Moody’s: Outlook changed from stable to negative, ratings affirmed 2006 S&P: Downgrade to BB-, negative outlook Moody’s: Downgrade to Ba3, negative outlook Moody’s: Downgrade to B2, negative outlook S&P: Downgrade to B+, negative outlook 2007 Moody’s: Downgrade to B3, negative outlook S&P: Downgrade to B, negative outlook S&P: Downgrade to B-, stable outlook 2008 S&P: Outlook to negative 2009 S&P: Downgrade to CCC+, negative outlook Moody’s: Downgrade to Caa1, outlook negative 2010 S&P: Outlook to stable Moody’s: Outlook to stable S&P: Upgrade to B-, stable outlook Moody’s: Upgrade to B3, outlook to positive 2011 S&P: Outlook to positive S&P: Outlook to stable Moody’s: Outlook to stable 2012 Moody’s: Outlook to positive 2013 S&P: Outlook to positive Moody’s: Upgrade to B2, outlook stable S&P: Upgrade to B, outlook stable Moody’s: Outlook to positive

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Positive Rating Development

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Moody’s Standard & Poor’s

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

BB+ | Ba1 BB | Ba2 BB- | Ba3 B+ | B1 B | B2 B- | B3 CCC+ | Caa1 CCC | Caa2

Stable Positive

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Thank You!

www.metsaboard.com Juha Laine

Headof IR +358 10 4654335 juha.laine@metsagroup.com