Rautaruukki - Changes board/management/auditors

Change in Rautaruukki Corporation's Executive Board

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 20 August 2013 at 10.00am EEST

Mr Markku Honkasalo, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and a member of the
Rautaruukki Corporate Executive Board, will leave the Company to take up a
position outside Ruukki. Mr Mikko Hietanen, EVP, Business Development, will be
the acting Chief Financial Officer until a new CFO has been appointed.

For further information, please contact
Sakari Tamminen, President & CEO, tel. +358 20 592 9075.

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 9,000 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
2012 totalled EUR 2.8 billion. The company's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). www.ruukki.com

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


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