Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 20 May 2008 at 4:30 p.m.
Ruukki Group Plc has today received an announcement pursuant to Securities
Market Act regarding a change in shareholding:
According to the announcement of Danske Bank A/S Helsingin Sivukonttori
(business ID 1078693-2) its ownership has reached over one tenth (1/10) of the
share capital and voting rights of Ruukki Group Plc based on share transaction
carried out on 19 May 2008. Furthermore, Danske Bank A/S Helsingin Sivukonttori
announces that it has entered into derivative agreements, which according to
current information will expire in June 2008 and in September 2008. In case
these derivative agreements are exercised, Danske Bank A/S Helsingin
Sivukonttori's ownership in Ruukki Group Plc will fall below one twentieth
(1/20) by the earliest at the value date 19 June 2008.
Danske Bank A/S Helsingin Sivukonttori now owns altogether 31,494,000 Ruukki
Group Plc shares, which corresponds to about 10.86 % 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 Officer
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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