Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 17 February 2009 at 10:35 a.m. RUUKKI GROUP PLC'S CANCELLATION OF OWN SHARES REGISTERED Ruukki Group Plc's Board of Directors decided on 3 February 2009 to cancel 29,000,000 own shares held by the company. The cancellation of own shares has today been registered at the Trade Register. The registered number of shares is now 261,034,022. The cancellation did not affect company's share capital which is EUR 23,642,049.60. After the cancellation company does not hold any own shares. RUUKKI GROUP PLC Alwyn Smit Chairman of the Board and CEO Ruukki Group specialises in industrial refining of certain natural resources. The Group has two focus areas: Wood Processing and Minerals. Ruukki Group Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq OMX 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.