Outokumpu Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

Outokumpu – Announcement regarding change in holdings

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS ANNOUNCEMENTS
17 April 2012 at 12.30 pm EET


Outokumpu Oyj (business identity code: 0215254-2, “Outokumpu”) has today
received a notification based on Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Finnish Securities
Market Act from Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company (business identity
code: 0107638-1, “Ilmarinen”). 

Such notification by Ilmarinen contains the following information:

Due to the share subscription made by Ilmarinen on 4 April 2012 and the
registration of the new shares in Outokumpu with the Finnish Trade Register on
17 April 2012, Ilmarinen's holdings in Outokumpu have exceeded 5 percent of the
shares and voting rights of Outokumpu. Ilmarinen currently owns 87,353,368
shares, which represent 6.00 percent of the shares and voting rights of
Outokumpu. 

The share capital of Outokumpu currently consists of 1,457,038,776 shares. Each
share carries one vote. 


OUTOKUMPU OYJ



Outokumpu is a global leader in stainless steel with the vision to be the
undisputed number one. Customers in a wide range of industries use our
stainless steel and services worldwide. Being fully recyclable,
maintenance-free, as well as very strong and durable material, stainless steel
is one of the key building blocks for sustainable future. Outokumpu employs
some 8 000 people in more than 30 countries. The Group's head office is located
in Espoo, Finland. Outokumpu is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
www.outokumpu.com

Attachments:

ENG Ilmarinen Flagging announcement 17.4.2012.pdf