Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 12 March 2009 at 9:35 a.m. RUUKKI GROUP PLC'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Ruukki Group Plc's Annual General Meeting will take place in Espoo on Thursday, May 7, 2009. The change from the original, preliminary date is due to the fact that the Board of Directors of the company sees the new date serving shareholders better since at that date the information of the interim report from the first quarter is released as well. The invitation and agenda of the Meeting will be published later. 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.