Rautaruukki - Company Announcement

District court dismissed Ruukki Group's claim

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 15 June 2012 at 2.50pm EEST

In its judgment handed down today, Helsinki District Court dismissed a claim
demanding that three RUUKKI trademarks registered to Rautaruukki Corporation
(Ruukki) be cancelled. Helsinki District Court, Helsinki Court of Appeal and the
Market Court have earlier dismissed Ruukki Group Plc's claims in 2006, 2007 and
2008 in the dispute concerning use of the name Ruukki.

The claim dismissed today was brought by four companies belonging to Ruukki
Group Plc. These companies were ordered to compensate Rautaruukki's legal
expenses by more than EUR 300,000.

Rautaruukki has been using the Ruukki name since the 1970s in a number of
products and product groups, including Ruukki roofs (Ruukinkate) and Ruukki
ready-painted products (RuukinVärivalmis-products). Rautaruukki's Ruukki
trademark is registered or applications are pending in a total of 95 countries.
In December 2009, Rautaruukki itself brought a claim in Helsinki District Court
against Ruukki Group Plc and its subsidiaries because of the registration of
certain business names and expansion of operations. Rautaruukki does not accept
other companies selling their products under the Ruukki brand in the registered
trademark classes and fields where Ruukki is well-known as Rautaruukki's
commercial logo and trademark.

Earlier releases:
16 November 2006 Rautaruukki entitled to use the name Ruukki
26 October 2007 Rautaruukki won dispute concerning use of name Ruukki
5 February 2008 Rautaruukki won also Market Court dispute about use of name
Ruukki
21 December 2009 Rautaruukki initiates legal proceedings to protect its Ruukki
trademark
15 June 2010 Legal proceedings pending: Rautaruukki adheres to its legal action
initiated in respect of trademark and company name infringement

For further information, please contact:
Olli Huuskonen, SVP, General Counsel, tel. +358 20 5929 300
Taina Kyllönen, SVP, Marketing and Communications, tel. +358 20 5929 040

Rautaruukki Corporation
Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing and Communication

DISTRIBUTION:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Main media
www.ruukki.com

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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