Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 20 March 2008 at 5:00 pm. Ruukki Group Plc has today received an announcement pursuant to Securities Market Act regarding a change in shareholding: According to the announcement of Oy Herttakakkonen Ab (business ID 0761602-7) its ownership falls below one fifth (1/5) of the share capital and voting rights of Ruukki Group Plc based on share transactions carried out on 20 March 2008. Oy Herttakakkonen Ab has the following ownership after the 20 March 2008 transactions: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | number | proportion of voting | | | | rights | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | and share capital | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Shares | 27 439 827 | 9.46 % | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Forward contracts | 24 051 100 | 8.29 % | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total | 51 490 927 | 17.75 % | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5,115,000 of forward contracts will expire on 20 March 2009 and 18,936,000 on 16 May 2008. In addition, Oy Herttaässä Ab owns 4,635,410 Ruukki Group Plc shares which represent 1.6 % of the share capital and voting rights of Ruukki Group Plc. The combined ownership of Oy Herttakakkonen Ab and Oy Herttaässä Ab of Ruukki Group's share capital and voting rights is 19.35 %. Ruukki Group Plc's registered number of shares is 290,034,022 and share capital is EUR 23,642,049.60. RUUKKI GROUP PLC MATTI VIKKULA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Ruukki Group's strategic aim is to concentrate on wood processing within the Northern coniferous wood zone. Group business operations will be focused on mechanical wood processing, and furthermore on pulp business. Ruukki Group Plc's share is listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki in which the shares of the Company are traded in the mid cap sector, in the industrials segment. For further information, please contact: Matti Vikkula Chief Executive Officer Ruukki Group Plc Telephone +358 45 6700 606 www.ruukkigroup.fi This stock exchange release is based on translation into English of a document written in Finnish. In case there would be any potential discrepancies, inconsistencies or inaccuracies, the Finnish version of the release shall prevail.
ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACT
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