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2011-03-07 08:00:00 CET 2011-03-07 08:00:02 CET REGULATED INFORMATION Ruukki Group Oyj - Company AnnouncementNOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS07:00 London, 09:00 Helsinki, 7 March 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 950,000 ordinary shares in the Company (“Shares”) were transferred from the shares held in treasury and allotted to the following present and past directors of the Company on 4 March 2011. The transfer takes place pursuant to the resolution related to the remuneration of the Board approved at the Annual General Meeting held on 21 April 2010 and the resolution of the Board of Directors from the board meeting held on 29 May 2010. The Shares have been released at no cost to the individuals. The issued shares are subject to a lock-up commitment in accordance with the resolution of the Annual General Meeting. According to the lock-up commitment, the Company is entitled to redeem the Initial Shares free of charge, in part or in full, should the director's term in the Board of Directors end before the third ordinary general meeting following the approval of this issue. The redemption will concern all of the issued shares (3/3) if the director's term at the Board of Directors ends before the first, two-thirds (2/3) if before the second, and one-third (1/3) if before the third ordinary general meeting following the approval of this issue. Following the transfer, the Company holds 7,790,895 ordinary shares in treasury. Name No. of issued Total holding % holding after shares after issuance issuance * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Baum - PDMR 150,000 150,000 0.06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Everard - PDMR 150,000 150,000 0.06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Markku Kankaala - PDMR 100,000 8,177,533 3.40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jelena Manojlovic - PDMR 150,000 150,000 0.06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Pointon - PDMR 150,000 150,000 0.06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Rourke - PDMR 150,000 150,000 0.06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terence McConnachie - PDMR 100,000 100,000 0.04 until 31 August 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL 950,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Holding of the issued share capital of the Company excluding treasury shares RUUKKI GROUP PLC Danko Koncar Acting Managing Director For additional information, please contact: Ruukki Group Plc Markus Kivimäki, Head of Corporate Affairs, +358 50 3495 687, markus.kivimaki@ruukkigroup.fi Thomas Hoyer, CFO, +358 45 6700 491, thomas.hoyer@ruukkigroup.fi Investec Bank Plc Stephen Cooper, +44 (0)20 7597 5104, stephen.cooper@investec.com 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 natural resources company with a mining and minerals business in southern Europe and South Africa. The Company is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (RUG1V) and the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (RKKI). www.ruukkigroup.fi |
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