Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 7 November 2008 at 10:25 a.m. Ruukki Group Plc has today received an announcement pursuant to Securities Market Act chapter 2, section 9 regarding a change in shareholding: RCS Trading Corporation Ltd (company number 65574B, Nassau, Bahamas) announces that its current existing ownership has fallen below 5 % of the share capital and voting rights of Ruukki Group Plc based on share transactions carried out on 3 November 2008. In addition, RCS Trading Corporation Ltd and Kermas Limited (registration number 504889, Tortola, British Virgin Islands) that belongs to the same group of companies announce that at the same time their combined current existing ownership has fallen below 10 % of the share capital and voting rights of Ruukki Group Plc. Kermas Limited and RCS Trading Corporation Ltd now owns Ruukki Group Plc shares and forward contracts as follows: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Kermas Limited | RCS Trading | Total | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | number | % of | number | % of | number | % of | | | of | shares | of | shares | of | shares | | | shares | and | shares | and | shares | and | | | | voting | | voting | | voting | | | | rights | | rights | | rights | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Current | 15,000,0 | 5.17 % | 11,000,0 | 3.79 % | 26,000,0 | 8.96 % | | ownership | 00 | | 00 | | 00 | | | (shares) | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Potential | | | +60,966, | 21.02 % | 60,966,5 | 21.02 % | | future | | | 500 | | 00 | | | ownership | | | | | | | | (derivativ | | | | | | | | es) | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Potential | +73,170, | 25.23 % | | | 73,170,7 | 25.23 % | | future | 731 | | | | 31 | | | ownership | | | | | | | | (option | | | | | | | | arrangemen | | | | | | | | t) | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total | 88,170,7 | 30.40 % | 71,966,5 | 24.81 % | 160,137, | 55.21 % | | | 31 | | 00 | | 231 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The forward contracts will expire in December 2008 and in January 2009. Ruukki Group Plc's registered number of shares is 290,034,022 and share capital is EUR 23,642,049.60. RUUKKI GROUP PLC Alwyn Smit Chairman of the Board and CEO Ruukki Group Plc's shares are listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki in which the shares of the Company are traded in the mid cap segment, in the industrials sector. For additional information, please contact: Alwyn Smit Chairman of the Board and CEO Ruukki Group Plc Telephone +358 50 442 1663 / +41 7960 19094 www.ruukkigroup.fi This stock exchange release is based on a translation into English of a document written in Finnish. In case of any 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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