NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS


07:00 London, 09:00 Helsinki, 14 March 2011 - Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

Ruukki Group Plc (“Ruukki” or the “Company”) (LSE: RKKI, OMX: RUG1V) announces that following a notification received on 11 March 2011, Chris Pointon, Non-executive Director, has bought 40,000 ordinary shares ("shares") in the Company at an average price of GBp 154.5 per share on 10 March 2011. The trades were made on the London Stock Exchange.

Accordingly Chris Pointon now holds voting rights attached to 190,000 shares, representing 0.08% of the issued share capital of the Company excluding treasury shares.

RUUKKI GROUP PLC
Danko Koncar
Acting Managing Director


For additional information, please contact:

Ruukki Group Plc
Markus Kivimäki, Head of Corporate Affairs, +358 50 3495 687, markus.kivimaki@ruukkigroup.fi
Thomas Hoyer, CFO, +358 45 6700 491, thomas.hoyer@ruukkigroup.fi

Investec Bank Plc
Stephen Cooper, +44 (0)20 7597 5104, stephen.cooper@investec.co.uk

RBC Capital Markets
Martin Eales, +44 (0)20 7653 4000, martin.eales@rbccm.com
Peter Barrett-Lennard, +44 (0)20 7653 4000, peter.barrett-lennard@rbccm.com


Ruukki Group is a natural resources company with a mining and minerals business in southern Europe and South Africa. The Company is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (RUG1V) and the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (RKKI).
www.ruukkigroup.fi