Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 2 April 2008 at 11:05 am.
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 regarding a change in shareholding:
RCS Trading Corporation Ltd (company number 65574B, Nassau, Bahamas) announces
that as a result of share transactions executed on 28 March 2008 and forward
contract transactions carried out on 31 March 2008, the ownership of RCS Trading
Corporation Ltd in Ruukki Group Plc now exceeds one tenth (1/10) of the share
capital and voting rights of Ruukki Group Plc.
The holdings of RCS Trading Corporation Ltd:
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| | number | proportion of voting rights |
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| | | and share capital |
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| Shares | 551 623 | 0,19 % |
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| Forward | 37 844 000 | 13,05 % |
| contracts | | |
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| Total | 38 395 623 | 13,24 % |
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Of the forward contracts 3,644,000 will expire in April 2008 and 34,200,000 in
June 2008.
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.
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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