Ruukki Group Oyj - Decisions of extraordinary general meeting

RESULTS OF RUUKKI GROUP PLC'S EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

09:00 London, 11:00 Helsinki, 17 November 2010 - Ruukki Group Plc, Stock        
Exchange Release                                                                

RESULTS OF RUUKKI GROUP PLC'S EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING                     

Ruukki Group Plc (“Ruukki” or the “Company”) (LSE: RKKI, OMX: RUG1V) is pleased 
to announce that all the resolutions proposed at today's Extraordinary General  
Meeting were passed.                                                            

The arrangements between the Company, Kermas Limited and Synergy Africa Limited 
relating to the formation and financing of the acquisition vehicle Synergy      
Africa Limited and the acquisition and subsequent holding of shares in Chromex  
Mining plc as detailed in the circular dated 22 October 2010 (the “Circular”),  
the Joint Venture Agreement, the Shareholder Loan Facilities and the Kermas RHL 
Loan Facility (as defined in the Circular) were all approved. The Board of      
Directors was also authorised to take all the necessary steps to implement the  
transactions.                                                                   

The Offer and the Warrant Offer (as defined in the Offer Document), remain      
subject to the terms and the conditions set out or referred to in the offer     
document (the “Offer Document”) posted to shareholders of Chromex Mining plc on 
18 October 2010. As set out in Ruukki's announcement on 9 November 2010, the    
Offer and the Warrant Offer will remain open for acceptance until 1.00 p.m. on  
29 November 2010 (the “Second Closing Date”).                                   

RUUKKI GROUP PLC                                                                
Markus Kivimäki                                                                 
Head of Corporate Affairs                                                       

Ruukki Group is a natural resources company, with a wood processing business in 
Finland and 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).                                                   


For additional information, please contact:                                     

Ruukki Group Plc                                                                
Thomas Hoyer, CFO: +358 10 440 7000                                             
Markus Kivimäki, Head of Corporate Affairs: +358 10 440 7000                    
www.ruukkigroup.fi                                                              

Investec Bank plc                                                               
Stephen Cooper: +44 20 7597 5104                                                


The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions  
other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore persons in 
such jurisdictions into which this announcement is released, published or       
distributed should inform themselves about, and observe, any applicable         
requirements.                                                                   

This Announcement does not constitute an offer or an invitation to purchase or  
subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any 
jurisdiction pursuant to the Offer, the Warrant Offer or otherwise. The Offer   
and the Warrant Offer are made solely by means of the Offer Document, an  
advertisement published in the London Gazette and the London edition of the     
Financial Times, and the Form of Acceptance (in respect of Chromex Shares in    
certificated form) and the Warrant Offer Form of Acceptance (in respect of the  
Chromex Warrants in certificated form), which contain the full terms and        
conditions of the Offer and the Warrant Offer, including details of how the     
Offer and the Warrant Offer may be accepted. Any acceptance or other response to
the Offer or the Warrant Offer should be made only on the basis of the          
information in the Offer Document and the Form of Acceptance (in the case of    
Chromex Shares in certificated form) and the Warrant Offer Form of Acceptance   
(in respect of the Chromex Warrants in certificated form) (as applicable).      

Unless otherwise determined by Synergy Africa and permitted by applicable law   
and regulation, the Offer and the Warrant Offer are not being, and will not be, 
made, directly or indirectly, in, into, or by use of the mail, or by any means  
or instrumentality (including, without limitation, telephonically or            
electronically) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or by any facility of a   
national securities exchange, of the United States, Canada, Australia, or Japan 
or any other jurisdiction if to do so would constitute a violation of the       
relevant laws of such jurisdiction and the Offer and the Warrant Offer will not 
be capable of acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality or facilities. 
Accordingly, copies of this announcement, the Offer Document, the Form(s) of    
Acceptance and any other documents relating to the Offer are not being, and must
not be, directly or indirectly, mailed, or otherwise forwarded, distributed or  
sent, in whole or in part, in, into or from the United States, Canada,          
Australia, or Japan or any other jurisdiction if to do so would constitute a    
violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction and persons receiving such  
documents (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not directly or    
indirectly mail, transmit or otherwise forward, distribute or send them in, into
or from any such jurisdiction as to do so may invalidate any purported          
acceptance of the Offer and the Warrant Offer. Doing so may render invalid any  
purported acceptance of the Offer and the Warrant Offer.  The availability of   
the Offer and the Warrant Offer to persons who are not resident in the United   
Kingdom should inform themselves about and observe any applicable requirements. 

The expressions used in this Announcement, unless the context otherwise         
requires, bear the same meaning as in the Offer Document.                       

In accordance with Rule 19.11 of the Code, a copy of this Announcement will be  
published on the Ruukki website: www.ruukkigroup.fi.