COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEES OF RUUKKI GROUP PLC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS


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.