Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 27 March at 5:00 pm. ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACT Ruukki Group Plc has today received an announcement pursuant to Securities Market Act chapter 2, section 9 regarding a change in shareholding. Evli Pankki Oyj (business ID 0533755-0) announces that based on transactions carried out on 20 March 2008 its ownership in Ruukki Group Plc's share capital and voting rights is below one twentieth (1/20). Evli Pankki Oyj owns 12,406,557 Ruukki Group Plc's shares which represents about 4.28 % of the share capital and voting rights of Ruukki Group Plc. Furthermore, Evli Pankki Oyj has sold altogether 11,753,200 shares via forward agreements of which 8,774,200 shares related forward agreements expire in April 2008, 2,898,100 shares related forward agreements expire in June 2008 and 80,900 shares related forward agreements expire in September 2008. Evli Pankki Oyj has sold the forward agreements as part of its market making business operations. The combined net amount of Evli Pankki Oyj's ownership in Ruukki Group shares and shares related forward agreements is 653,357 shares, which corresponds to about 0.23 % of the share capital and voting rights of Ruukki Group Plc. 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 Director 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 segment, in the industrials sector. 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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