Rautaruukki - Major shareholder announcements

Capital Research and Management Company's holdings in Rautaruukki Corporation decreased to 4.96 per cent

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 22 August 2012 at 3pm EEST

Rautaruukki Corporation has been informed by Capital Research and Management
Company about a change in the holding of the mutual funds managed by Capital
Research and Management Company of the total amount of shares and votes of
Rautaruukki Corporation.

On 17 August 2012 Capital Research and Management Company's (US Taxpayer I.D.
95-1411037) holding in shares of Rautaruukki Corporation decreased to below the
5 per cent threshold. The holding amounted to 6,954,847 shares at the time,
which corresponded to 4.96 per cent of the total shares and votes in Rautaruukki
Corporation.

Rautaruukki Corporation
Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing and Communications

Ruukki provides its customers with energy-efficient steel solutions for better
living, working and moving. Ruukki operates in some 30 countries and employs
around 11,800 people. Net sales in 2011 totalled EUR 2.8 billion. The company's
share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS).

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