Ruukki Group Oyj - Decisions of general meeting

DECISIONS OF RUUKKI GROUP PLC'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 7 May 2009 at 02:20 p.m.              

DECISIONS OF RUUKKI GROUP PLC'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING                          

Ruukki Group Plc's Annual General Meeting was held in Espoo on Thursday 7 May   
2009. The Board of Director's proposals for the Annual General Meeting have been
published by a stock exchange release on 15 April 2009.                         

Decisions of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) were the following:               

The AGM approved the financial statements for the financial year 1 January      
2008-31 December 2008.                                                          

The AGM decided, in accordance with the Board's proposal, not to pay dividend   
from the financial period that ended on 31 December 2008.                       

The AGM discharged the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer from  
liability for the financial year 2008.                                          

The AGM resolved the compensation of the Board of Directors as follows: Chairman
EUR 7,500 and each member EUR 5,000 per month. The AGM resolved the compensation
of the auditor to be paid according to an approved invoice.                     

The number of Board members was decided to be five. The following members of the
Board were re-elected: Thomas Hoyer, Markku Kankaala, Jelena Manojlovic, Terence
McConnachie and Alwyn Smit. After the AGM the Board organised itself so that    
Alwyn Smit was re-elected as the Chairman of the Board.                         

The AGM resolved, in accordance with the Board's proposal, to amend the article 
6 of the Articles of Association.                                               

The AGM elected as the Company's Authorised Public ordinary auditor the         
Accountant Firm Ernst & Young Oy and Authorised Public Accountant Tomi Englund  
will act as the principal auditor.                                              

The AGM decided, in accordance with the Board's proposal, to make a capital     
repayment of 0.04 euro per share from the paid-up unrestricted equity reserve.  
The record date for capital repayment is 12 May 2009 and the date of payment 19 
May 2009. The AGM decided, in accordance with the Board's proposal, to lower the
subscription price of the shares that can be subscribed for and that belong to  
the option plans I/2005 and I/2008. The AGM authorised the Board to make        
resolutions concerning the details of distribution of assets.                   

The AGM resolved, in accordance with the Board's proposal, to amend the terms of
the option plans I/2005 and I/2008.

RUUKKI GROUP PLC                                                                

Alwyn Smit                                                                      
Chairman of the Board and CEO                                                   

Ruukki Group specialises in industrial refining of certain natural resources.   
The Group has two focus areas: Wood Processing and Minerals. Ruukki Group Plc's 
shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki in which the shares of the Company are 
traded in the mid cap segment, in the industrials sector.                       

For additional information, please contact:                                     

Alwyn Smit                                                                      
Chairman of the Board and CEO                                                   
Ruukki Group Plc                                                
Telephone +358 50 442 1663 / +41 7960 19094                                     
www.ruukkigroup.fi                                                              

This stock exchange release is based on a translation into English of a document
written in Finnish. In case of any discrepancies, inconsistencies or            
inaccuracies, the Finnish version of the release shall prevail.