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2008-11-07 16:55:40 CET 2008-11-07 16:56:41 CET REGULATED INFORMATION Ruukki Group Oyj - Major shareholder announcementsANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACTRuukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 7 November 2008 at 5:55 p.m. Ruukki Group Plc has today received an announcement pursuant to Securities Market Act chapter 2, section 9 regarding a change in shareholding. Atkey Limited (register number 1456426, British Virgin Islands) and Aida Djakov announce about the following changes in shareholdings related to Ruukki Group Plc shares. Atkey Limited and Aida Djakov announce that their combined current existing ownership and potential future ownership in total has, based on share transactions carried out on 6 October 2008, exceeded 10 % of the share capital and voting rights of Ruukki Group Plc. Atkey Limited's and Aida Djakov's holdings on 6 Oct 2008 were the following: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Current | Potential | Total number | Proportion of | | | ownership | future | of shares | shares and | | | (shares) | ownership | | voting rights | | | | (forwards) | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Aida Djakov | 2 676 000 | 0 | 2 676 000 | 0.92 % | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Atkey Ltd | 2 989 664 | +23 895 200 | 26 884 864 | 9.27 % | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total | 5 665 664 | 23 895 200 | 29 560 864 | 10.19 % | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Of the forward contract agreements 35,949 contracts (3,594,900 shares) will expire in December 2008 and 203,003 contracts (20,300,300 shares) in January 2009. Aida Djakov announces that her current existing ownership has, based on share transactions carried out on 31 October 2008, exceeded 5 % of the share capital and voting rights of Ruukki Group Plc. At the same time Aida Djakov's and Atkey Limited's combined current existing ownership has exceeded 5 % of the share capital and voting rights of Ruukki Group Plc. Atkey Limited's and Aida Djakov's holdings were on 31 Oct 2008 the following: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Current | Potential | Total number | Proportion of | | | ownership | future | of shares | shares and | | | (shares) | ownership | | voting rights | | | | (forwards) | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Aida Djakov | 16 360 000 | 0 | 16 360 000 | 5.64 % | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Atkey Ltd | 2 989 664 | +23 895 200 | 26 884 864 | 9.27 % | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total | 19 349 664 | 23 895 200 | 29 560 864 | 14.91 % | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Of the forward contract agreements 35,949 contracts (3,594,900 shares) will expire in December 2008 and 203,003 contracts (20,300,300 shares) in January 2009. Atkey Limited and Aida Djakov announce that their combined current existing ownership and potential future ownership in total has, based on share transactions carried out on 4 November 2008, exceeded 15 % of the share capital and voting rights of Ruukki Group Plc. Atkey Limited's and Aida Djakov's holdings on 4 Nov 2008 were the following: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Current | Potential | Total number | Proportion of | | | ownership | future | of shares | shares and | | | (shares) | ownership | | voting rights | | | | (forwards) | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Aida Djakov | 16 710 000 | 0 | 16 710 000 | 5.76 % | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Atkey Ltd | 2 989 664 | +23 895 200 | 26 884 864 | 9.27 % | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total | 19 699 664 | 23 895 200 | 43 594 864 | 15.03 % | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Of the forward contract agreements 35,949 contracts (3,594,900 shares) will expire in December 2008 and 203,003 contracts (20,300,300 shares) in January 2009. Atkey Limited announces that it has on 6 November 2008 sold all its forward contracts and respectively purchased the same amount of shares. As a result, Atkey Limited's current existing ownership has exceeded 5 % of the share capital and voting rights of Ruukki Group Plc. At the same time Atkey Limited's and Aida Djakov's combined current existing ownership has exceeded 15 % of the share capital and voting rights of Ruukki Group Plc. Atkey Limited and Aida Djakov now own Ruukki Group Plc shares as follows: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Current ownership | Proportion of shares and | | | (shares) | voting rights | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Aida Djakov | 16 780 000 | 5.79 % | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Atkey Ltd | 26 884 864 | 9.27 % | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total | 43 664 864 | 15.06 % | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruukki Group Plc's registered number of shares is 290,034,022 shares and share capital is EUR 23,642,049.60. RUUKKI GROUP PLC Alwyn Smit Chairman of the Board and CEO 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. |
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