DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION UNDER CHAPTER 2 SECTION 9 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT

Rautaruukki Oyj	Stock Exchange Release	28 May 2008 at 15.55

DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION UNDER CHAPTER 2 SECTION 9 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT

Rautaruukki Corporation has today, pursuant to Chapter 2, Section 9 of the
Finnish Securities Markets Act, received a disclosure notification from Capital
and Research Management Company that on 23 May 2008 it acquired more
Rautaruukki shares for the mutual funds it manages and that as a result, the
aggregrate holding by these funds has increased to above five (5) per cent
(1/20) of Rautaruukki's shares and votes. 

The portion of Rautaruukki Oyj shares notified by CRMC (86-0206507) is
7,600,548 shares, which correspond to 5.42 per cent of Rautaruukki's share
capital and votes. Rautaruukki's registered share capital comprises a total of
140,209,778 shares. 

Capital Research and Management Company (CRMC) is a US-based investment adviser
that manages The American Funds Group of mutual funds. CRMC does not own shares
of the companies it invests in for its own account. Rather, the shares reported
in this disclosure are owned by mutual funds under the discretionary investment
management of CRMC. 


Rautaruukki Corporation

Anne Pirilä
SVP, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations

Rautaruukki supplies metal-based components, systems and integrated systems to
the construction and engineering industries. The company has a wide selection
of metal products and services. Rautaruukki has operations in 24 countries and
employs 14,600 people. Net sales in 2007 totalled EUR 3.9 billion. The
company's share is quoted on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj:
RTRKS). The Corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki. 

www.ruukki.com

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