Ruukki Group Plc Stock Exchange Release, 12 February 2007 at 09.55 a.m. RUUKKI GROUPS KOSTROMA INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS REGISTERED Referring to the Ruukki Group Plcs stock exchange release published on 22 December 2006 and related to planned investment projects in Russia, Kostroma Oblast has on 9 February 2007 registered Ruukki Groups two separate investment agreements: one for 300,000 m3 sawmilling unit and one for 300,000 500,000 tons BCTMP factory. These investment agreements have been included in the Kostroma Oblasts register of investment projects. In relation to the registered investment agreements, Kostroma Oblast has committed to granting Ruukki Group periodic tax concessions on local taxes, providing necessary harvesting rights to guarantee wood raw material needs for the facilities, as well as collaborating on getting the necessary permits and confirming the needed operational sites. RUUKKI GROUP PLC Antti Kivimaa Chief Executive Officer Ruukki Group is a multi-sector industrial group having mainly majority ownership interests in various small and medium-sized companies in e.g. house building, social services as well as wood processing and metal industries. Ruukki Groups share (RUG1V) is listed on OMX Nordic Exchanges so-called small cap category. For further information, please contact: Antti Kivimaa Chief Executive Officer Ruukki Group Plc Telephone +358 400 501 780 www.ruukkigroup.fi