Ruukki Group Oyj - Company Announcement

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

07:00 London, 09:00 Helsinki, 28 December 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 27 December 2011, Markku Kankaala,
Non-executive Director, has sold 984 ordinary shares ("shares") in the Company
at an average price of EUR 0.9163 per share between 21 December 2011 and 22
December 2011. The trades were made on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Exchange.

Accordingly Markku Kankaala now holds voting rights attached to 7,066,116
shares, representing 2.90% 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)10 440 7000,thomas.hoyer@ruukkigroup.com
Markus Kivimäki, General Manager: Corporate Affairs, +358 (0)50
3495 687,markus.kivimaki@ruukkigroup.com

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.com

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

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