Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 20 March 2009 at 10.15 Movement in number of treasury shares held by Rautaruukki Corporation Pursuant to the decision of the company's Board of Directors, announced on 18 March 2009, to transfer treasury shares held by the company, Rautaruukki Corporation has, today, transferred 48,052 treasury shares to the 77 employees belonging to the target group of the Share Ownership Plan 2008-2010, earning period 2008 under the terms and conditions of the Plan. Subsequent to the transfer, the company holds 1,419,882 treasury shares. For further information, please contact: Tiina Bäckman, Vice President, Legal, tel. +358 20 592 9068 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 26 countries and employs 14,300 people. Net sales in 2008 totalled EUR 3.9 billion. The company's share is quoted on Nasdaq OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki. Distribution: Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Main media www.ruukki.com