Ruukki Group Oyj - Notice to convene extr.general meeting

NOTICE TO THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

17:47 London, 19:47 Helsinki, 22 October 2010 - Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange
Release                                                                         

NOTICE TO THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING                                     

Notice is given to the shareholders of Ruukki Group Plc to the Extraordinary    
General Meeting to be held on 17 November 2010, starting at 09:00 a.m. in Espoo 
at the address Keilasatama 5, Espoo, Finland.                                   

The reception of persons who have registered for the meeting begins at 8:30 a.m.
in the meeting facilities.                                                      

A. MATTERS ON THE AGENDA OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING:                  

1. Opening of the Meeting                                                       

2. Election of the Chairman and Secretary                                       

3. Approval of the agenda                                                       

4. Election of the scrutinizer of the minutes and the person to supervise the   
counting of votes                                                               

5. Recording the legality and quorum of the Meeting                 

6. Adoption of the list of votes                                                

7. The acquisition of Chromex Mining plc                                        

The Board of Directors proposes to the Extraordinary General Meeting that the   
arrangements between the Company, Kermas Limited and Synergy Africa Limited     
relating to the formation and financing of the acquisition vehicle Synergy      
Africa Limited and the acquisition and subsequent holding of shares in Chromex  
Mining plc as detailed in the circular dated 22 October 2010 (the “Circular”)   
and the Joint Venture Agreement, the Shareholder Loan Facilities and the Kermas 
RHL Loan Facility (as defined in the Circular) be approved and that the Board of
Directors be authorized to take all such steps as may be necessary or acceptable
in relation thereto and to carry the same into effect with such modifications,  
variations, revisions or amendments (providing such modifications, variations,  
revisions or amendments are not of a material nature) as the Board of Directors 
shall deem necessary or desirable.                                              

The Circular has been released as a stock exchange release on 22 October 2010   
and it is also available as a Board proposal to the Extraordinary General       
Meeting on the Company's website at www.ruukkigroup.fi.                         

8. Closing of the Meeting                                                       

B. DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL MEETING                                             

Documents to be kept on view in accordance with the Finnish Companies Act are   
available for the shareholders' inspection no later than a week before the      
Extraordinary General Meeting at the Company's headquarters at the address      
Keilasatama 5, FI-02150 Espoo. In addition, the documents will be available no  
later than 21 days before the Extraordinary General Meeting on the Company's    
website at the address www.ruukkigroup.fi. Copies of these documents will be    
sent to the shareholders on request.                                            

The minutes of the Meeting will be available on the above-mentioned website as  
of 1 December 2010 at the latest.                                               

C. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING       

1. Right to attend                                                              

A shareholder who no later than on 5 November 2010 is registered as the         
Company's shareholder in a shareholder register held by Euroclear Finland Ltd   
has the right to participate in the Extraordinary General Meeting. A shareholder
whose shares are registered on his/her personal Finnish book-entry account is   
registered in the Company's shareholder register.                               

2. Notice to attend                                                             

A shareholder wishing to attend the Meeting shall give the Company a notice to  
attend the meeting no later than by Friday 12 November 2010 at 4:00 p.m.,       
either:                                                                         

- by letter to Ruukki Group Plc, Keilasatama 5, 02150 Espoo;                    
- by e-mail to ilmo@ruukkigroup.fi; or                                          
- by fax on +358 10 440 7001.                                                   

The notice shall be at the Company before the deadline of the notice to attend. 
A shareholder is also requested to inform, besides his/her name, his/her        
identity number or business ID, address, phone number and the name of a possible
representative. The personal data of shareholders shall be used only for        
purposes related to the General Meeting and necessary registration related      
thereto.                                                                        

According to section 25 of Chapter 5 of the Finnish Companies Act, shareholders 
attending the General Meeting have the right to request information concerning  
matters which are discussed at the meeting.                                     

3. Proxy representative and powers of attorney                                  

A shareholder has the right to attend the Meeting and exercise his/her rights by
way of proxy representation. A proxy representative shall produce a dated proxy 
document or otherwise in a reliable manner demonstrate his/her right to         
represent the shareholder. If a shareholder participates in the Extraordinary   
General Meeting by means of several proxy representatives representing the      
shareholder with shares on different securities accounts, the shares by which   
each proxy representative represents the shareholder shall be identified in     
connection with the registration.                                               

Possible proxy documents are requested to be delivered in originals together    
with the notice to attend to address Ruukki Group Plc, Keilasatama 5, FI-02150  
Espoo before the end of notice period 12 November 2010 2010 at 4:00 p.m.        

4. Holders of nominee registered shares                                         

A holder of nominee registered shares is advised to request in good time in     
advance necessary instructions regarding the registration in the Company's      
shareholder register, issuing of proxy documents and registration for the       
Extraordinary General Meeting from his/her custodian bank. The account          
management organization of the custodian bank will register a holder of nominee 
registered shares, who wants to participate in the Extraordinary General        
Meeting, to be entered into the Company's temporary shareholder register no     
later than by 12 November 2010 at 10 a.m.                                       

5. Other instructions and information                                           

On the date of this notice to the Extraordinary General Meeting, 22 October     
2010, the total number of shares and votes in Ruukki Group Plc is 248,207,000,  
and the company holds in total 8,740,895 own shares.                            


ESPOO, ON 22 OCTOBER 2010                                                       

RUUKKI GROUP PLC                                                                

BOARD OF DIRECTORS                                                              

For additional information, please contact:                                     

Ruukki Group Plc                                                                
Dr Jelena Manojlovic, Chairman: +44 20 7368 6763                                
www.ruukkigroup.fi                                                              

Investec Bank plc                                                               
Stephen Cooper: +44 20 7597 5104                                                

Pelham Bell Pottinger                                                           
Charles Vivian: +44 20 7861 3126                                                
James MacFarlane: +44 20 7861 3864