In matters related to insiders, Metsä Group complies with securities market legislation and the insider guidelines of the subsidiary Metsä Board Corporation, composed in accordance with the standards of the Financial Supervisory Authority and the guidelines prepared by NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd (Helsinki Stock Exchange). Metsä Group requires every employee to follow the insider regulations. The secretary of the Board of Directors of each Group company is in charge of the maintenance and administration of Metsä Group’s statutory insider register. Metsä Group only recommends long-term investments and the use of purchase programmes. Metsä Board Corporation’s public insider register comprises of the members of Metsäliitto Cooperative’s Board of Directors, the President and CEO and the auditors. Metsä Board’s company-specific insiders include the members of the Group’s Executive Managament Team and persons appointed to legal, financial, communications and investor relations-related tasks of Metsä Group and thus regularly have access to insider information on Metsä Board.