Outokumpu - announcement regarding an arrangement which, if completed, will result in change in holdings (chapter 2, section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act)

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS ANNOUNCEMENTS
31 January 2012 at 23.50 pm EET


Outokumpu Oyj (business identity code: 0215254-2, "Outokumpu") has today
received a notification based on Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Finnish Securities
Market Act from Solidium Oy (business identity code: 0866693-1, "Solidium").

This notification by Solidium contains the following information:

Solidium's current shareholding in Outokumpu is 56 440 597 shares and voting
rights, which represents 30.84 percent of Outokumpu's shares and voting rights.
Outokumpu and ThyssenKrupp AG ("ThyssenKrupp") have on 31 January 31 2012
entered into an agreement (Business Combination Agreement) pursuant to which
Outokumpu and Inoxum, which is owned by ThyssenKrupp, will be combined under the
operational leadership of Outokumpu. The completion of the transaction is
subject to, among others, obtaining of requisite regulatory approvals.

In connection with the transaction, Outokumpu will undertake a rights offering
and a directed share issue to ThyssenKrupp in such a manner that ThyssenKrupp
will hold 29.9 percent of the shares and voting rights in Outokumpu after the
completion of the rights offering and the directed share issue.

Solidium has on 331 January 2012 given its support for the transaction by giving
(i) a subscription commitment pursuant to which it undertakes, in accordance
with the terms of such subscription commitment, to subscribe in full for shares
in the rights offering of Outokumpu according to its current pro rata holding
and (ii) an undertaking to support the proposals of the Board of Directors of
Outokumpu relating to the rights issue and the directed share issue at the
general meeting of shareholders of Outokumpu to be convened to be held for such
purpose on or about 1 March 2012.

Because of an underwriting for the rights offering to be given by third parties,
Solidium's proportional holding in the shares and voting rights of Outokumpu
will not change in connection with the transaction as a result of Solidium
subscribing for shares in accordance with its subscription commitment. If the
rights offering and the directed share issue are completed, Solidium's holdings
in Outokumpu would, pursuant to the notification, decrease to 21.7 percent of
the shares and voting rights of Outokumpu (flagging thresholds to be fallen
below: 3/10 and 1/4). The exact number of shares that Solidium will have after
the completion of the transaction is currently unknown and depends on the terms
of the rights offering. The rights offering is expected to be completed during
the first half of 2012 and the directed share issue is expected to take place in
connection with the closing by the end of 2012.

The share capital of Outokumpu consists of 183 018 749 shares. Each share
carries one vote.

For more information, please contact:

Kari Tuutti, SVP - Communications and Investor relations
tel. + 358 9 421 2432
kari.tuutti@outokumpu.com

OUTOKUMPU OYJ



Outokumpu is a global leader in stainless steel with the vision to be the
undisputed number one. Customers in a wide range of industries use our stainless
steel and services worldwide. Being fully recyclable, maintenance-free, as well
as very strong and durable material, stainless steel is one of the key building
blocks for sustainable future. Outokumpu employs some 8 000 people in more than
30 countries. The Group's head office is located in Espoo, Finland. Outokumpu is
listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
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