Rautaruukki - Company Announcement

Composition of Rautaruukki's Nomination Committee

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 3 November 2009 at
11:00

Rautaruukki's Annual General Meeting held on 24 March 2009 decided to
appoint a Nomination Committee to prepare proposals regarding the
composition and remuneration of Board of Directors to be elected at
the following Annual General Meeting. The Nomination Committee
consists of representatives of the three largest shareholders as at 2
November 2009, together with the Chairman of the Board of Directors
as an expert member and with another expert member who is appointed
by the Board of Directors from among its members and is also
independent of company's major shareholders.

Rautaruukki's three largest shareholders at 2 November 2009 were
Solidium Oy, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company and Varma
Mutual Pension Insurance Company.

These shareholders have chosen their representatives on Rautaruukki's
Nomination Committee: Kari Järvinen, Managing Director, Solidium Oy;
Timo Ritakallio, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Ilmarinen Mutual
Pension Insurance Company; Matti Vuoria, President and CEO, Varma
Mutual Pension Insurance Company. Reino Hanhinen, Chairman of
Rautaruukki's Board of Directors, and Hannu Ryöppönen, who was
appointed by the Board of Directors, serve as the Nomination
Committee's expert members.

The Nomination Committee is to prepare by 1 February 2010 its
proposals for Rautaruukki's next Annual General Meeting, which will
take place on 23 March 2010.


For further information, please contact:
Reino Hanhinen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, tel. +358 20 5929068


Rautaruukki Corporation

Anne Pirilä
SVP, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations

Rautaruukki supplies metal-based components, systems and integrated
systems to the construction and engineering industries. The company
has a wide selection of metal products and services. Rautaruukki has
operations in 26 countries and employs 12,200 people. Net sales in
2008 totalled EUR 3.9 billion. The company's share is quoted on
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation uses
the marketing name Ruukki.


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