Rautaruukki - Decisions of general meeting

Resolutions of Rautaruukki Corporation's Annual General and Board of Directors' meetings

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 18 March 2014 at 3.45pm EET

Resolutions of the Annual General Meeting

Resolutions of Rautaruukki Corporation's Annual General and Board of Directors'
meetings

Rautaruukki Corporation's Annual General Meeting held today decided on the basis
of the adopted balance sheet for 2013 not to pay a dividend for the year ended
31 December 2013 in accordance with the Board of Directors' proposal. Kim Gran,
Timo U. Korhonen, Matti Kähkönen, Liisa Leino, Matti Lievonen, Saila Miettinen-
Lähde and Jaana Tuominen were re-elected to the Board. The Annual General
Meeting approved the parent company's annual accounts and consolidated annual
accounts and discharged the members of the Board of Directors and the President& CEO from liability for 2013.

Rautaruukki Corporation's Annual General Meeting was held today in Helsinki. A
total of 380 shareholders were represented at the Annual General Meeting.

Dividend
Rautaruukki Corporation's Annual General Meeting decided on the basis of the
adopted balance sheet for 2013 not to pay a dividend for the year ended 31
December 2013 in accordance with the Board of Directors' proposal.

Board of Directors
It was confirmed that the number of members of the Board of Directors is seven
(7). President and CEO Kim Gran, Executive Adviser Timo U. Korhonen, President
and CEO Matti Kähkönen, CEO Liisa Leino, President and CEO Matti Lievonen, CFO
and deputy CEO Saila Miettinen-Lähde and CEO Jaana Tuominen were re-elected to
the Board. Kim Gran was re-elected as chairman of the Board of Directors and
Matti Lievonen was re-elected as deputy chairman.

Fees of the Board of Directors
The Annual General Meeting approved payment of an annual fee of EUR 72,000 to
the chairman of the Board of Directors, EUR 44,000 to the deputy chairman and
EUR 34,000 to other members of the Board, together with an attendance fee of EUR
600 for each meeting, including Board of Directors' committee meetings. 40% of
the annual fee is to be paid in the form of Rautaruukki Oyj shares purchased
from the market. The shares will be purchased within two weeks of the
publication of the company's interim report for the first quarter of 2014.

Auditor
KHT audit firm KPMG Oy Ab was re-appointed as the company's auditor. The auditor
will be paid a fee against invoice approved by the company.

Authority to acquire the company's own shares
In accordance with the Board of Directors' proposal, the Annual General Meeting
granted the Board of Directors the authority to acquire a maximum of 12,000,000
of the company's own shares. The authority is valid until the following Annual
General Meeting.

Share issue authority
In accordance with the Board of Directors' proposal, the Annual General Meeting
granted the Board of Directors the authority to decide on a share issue, which
includes the right to issue new shares and/or to transfer treasury shares held
by the company. The authority applies to a maximum of 14,000,000 shares. The
Board of Directors has the right to disapply the pre-emption rights of existing
shareholders in a directed issue. The authority also includes the right to
decide on a bonus issue. The authority is valid for a period of one year
following the date of decision of the Annual General Meeting.

The minutes of the Annual General Meeting will be available for the inspection
of shareholders at the company's head office and may also be viewed on the
company's website at www.ruukki.com by 1 April 2014. The proposals made to the
Annual General Meeting may be viewed in their entirety on the company's website.

Resolutions of the organisation meeting of Rautaruukki Corporation's Board of
Directors

Audit Committee
The Board of Directors appointed Matti Lievonen as chairman and Timo U.
Korhonen, Liisa Leino and Saila Miettinen-Lähde as members of the Audit
Committee.

Remuneration and HR Committee
The Board of Directors appointed Kim Gran as chairman and Matti Kähkönen and
Jaana Tuominen as members of the Remuneration and HR Committee.

All members of the Board of Directors are independent of the company and of the
company's major shareholders.

For further information, please contact:
Sakari Tamminen, President & CEO, tel. +358 20 592 9075
Olli Huuskonen, Secretary to the Board of Directors, tel. +358 20 592 9300

Rautaruukki Corporation

Taina Kyllönen
SVP, Marketing and Communications

Ruukki specialises in steel and steel construction. We provide customers with
energy-efficient steel solutions for better living, working and moving. We have
around 8,600 employees and an extensive distribution and dealer network across
some 30 countries including the Nordic countries, Russia and elsewhere in Europe
and the emerging markets, such as India, China and South America. Net sales in
2013 totalled €2.4 billion. The company's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
(Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). www.ruukki.com

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