Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 6 June 2008 at 3:30 p.m. In total 47,500 shares in the joint book-entry account of Ruukki Group Plc have been sold through OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki Oy. These shares represent approximately 0.02 percent of the share capital and voting rights of Ruukki Group Plc. The sale was based on the decision made by Ruukki Group Plc's Annual General Meeting on 20 April 2007 to sell the company's shares in the joint book-entry account that have not been transferred to book-entry system in the name of the owners of the shares according to the old Securities Market Act (29 September 1978/734) Chapter 3a Section 3a. Proceeds will be deposited to the State Provincial Office of Southern Finland. The owner or other right holder of the shares previously on the joint account is then entitled to a share of proceeds corresponding to the amount of his/her share holdings. RUUKKI GROUP PLC Matti Vikkula Chief Executive Officer Ruukki Group Plc's share is listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki in which the shares of the Company are traded in the mid cap segment, in the industrials sector. For additional information, please contact: Matti Vikkula Chief Executive Officer Ruukki Group Plc Tel. + 358 10 440 7002 www.ruukkigroup.fi This stock exchange release is based on translation into English of a document written in Finnish. In case there would be any potential discrepancies, inconsistencies or inaccuracies, the Finnish version of the release shall prevail.