2011-09-29 08:00:00 CEST

2011-09-29 08:00:04 CEST


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Ruukki Group Oyj - Company Announcement

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS


07:00 London, 09:00 Helsinki, 29 September 2011 - Ruukki Group Plc, Stock
Exchange Release 

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS 

Ruukki Group Plc (“Ruukki” or the “Company”) (LSE: RKKI, OMX: RUG1V) announces
that following a notification received on 28 September 2011, Markku Kankaala,
Non-executive Director, has bought 1,067 ordinary shares ("shares") in the
Company at an average price of EUR 0.91 per share on 26 September 2011. The
trade was made on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Exchange. 

Accordingly Markku Kankaala now holds voting rights attached to 7,480,600
shares, representing 3.07% of the issued share capital of the Company excluding
treasury shares. 

RUUKKI GROUP PLC
Thomas Hoyer
CEO


For additional information, please contact:

Ruukki Group Plc
Thomas Hoyer, CEO, +358 (0)45 6700 491, thomas.hoyer@ruukkigroup.fi
Markus Kivimäki, General Manager: Corporate Affairs, +358 (0)50 3495 687,
markus.kivimaki@ruukkigroup.fi 

Investec Bank Plc
Stephen Cooper, +44 (0)20 7597 5104, stephen.cooper@investec.co.uk

RBC Capital Markets
Martin Eales, +44 (0)20 7653 4000, martin.eales@rbccm.com
Peter Barrett-Lennard, +44 (0)20 7653 4000, peter.barrett-lennard@rbccm.com


Ruukki Group is a chrome mining and minerals producer focused on delivering
sustainable growth with a speciality alloys business in southern Europe and a
ferro alloys business in southern Africa. The Company is listed on NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki (RUG1V) and the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (RKKI). 
www.ruukkigroup.fi

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
London Stock Exchange
main media
www.ruukkigroup.fi