Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 4 May 2010 at 11:00 a.m. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEES OF RUUKKI GROUP PLC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ruukki Group Plc's Board of Directors has appointed the members of its committees for a term of office that shall continue until the end of the following Annual General Meeting. Ruukki Group Plc's Board of Directors has appointed from among its members Mr Barry Rourke as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and Mr Paul Everard and Mr Chris Pointon as the members of the Audit Committee. Ruukki Group Plc's Board of Directors has also decided to establish Nomination and Remuneration Committees. The Board of Directors has appointed Mr Chris Pointon as the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and Ms Jelena Manojlovic and Mr Terence McConnachie as the members of the Nomination Committee. Furthermore, the Board of Directors has appointed Mr Philip Baum as the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Mr Markku Kankaala and Ms Jelena Manojlovic as the members of the Remuneration Committee. RUUKKI GROUP PLC Alwyn Smit Chief Executive Officer Ruukki Group is an industrial group focusing on minerals and wood processing businesses. Ruukki Group Plc's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki and traded in the mid cap segment, in the industrials sector. For additional information, please contact: Alwyn Smit Chief Executive Officer Ruukki Group Plc Telephone +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.