Ruukki Group Oyj - Company Announcement

FIRST DAY OF DEALINGS IN LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 26 July 2010 at 10:00 a.m.            

FIRST DAY OF DEALINGS IN LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE        

Ruukki Group Plc (“Ruukki” or the “Company”) (LSE: RKKI, OMX: RUG1V) is pleased 
to announce the admission of the Company's entire issued share capital to the   
premium segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading 
on the London Stock Exchange plc's main market for listed securities            
(“Admission”).                                                                  

Trading in the ordinary shares of the Company (the "Ordinary Shares") was       
effective as of 08.00 today under the stock code LSE: RKKI. 247,982,000 Ordinary
Shares are on issue and were admitted to trading. No new shares in the Company  
have been issued in connection with Admission. The Ordinary Shares are also     
listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy stock exchange, and will continue to be    
listed on that exchange following Admission.                

Ernst & Young LLP is acting as the Company's sponsor in connection with         
Admission.                                                                      

Copies of the Prospectus prepared by the Company, and approved by the Finnish   
Financial Supervisory Authority (together with the Finnish language version of  
the summary set out in the Prospectus), are available free of charge from the   
Company's offices at Keilasatama 5,02150 Espoo, Finland during normal business  
hours and on the Company's website: www.ruukkigroup.fi. The Prospectus is also  
available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility
situated at: Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf,
London, E14 5HS.                                                                

As securities issued by non-UK companies cannot be held or transferred in the   
CREST system, the Company has arranged for Capita IRG Trustees Limited to issue 
depositary interests in respect of the underlying Ordinary Shares ("Depositary  
Interests") to allow trading and settlement in respect of the underlying        
Ordinary Shares in CREST. References to the Ordinary Shares shall be deemed to  
include, where the context permits, reference to the Depositary Interests.      

Alwyn Smit, Ruukki CEO, commented:                                              

“We are extremely pleased to have achieved a listing on the main market of the  
London Stock Exchange. We believe this listing will enhance the Company's       
profile and will provide an opportunity for Ruukki to widen its shareholder base
through increased access to international institutional investors. This is a    
major step forward in terms of delivering growth to our shareholders".          

RUUKKI GROUP PLC                                                                

Alwyn Smit                                                                      
CEO                                                    

For additional information please contact:                                      

Ruukki Group Plc                                                                
Alwyn Smit (CEO): +41 7960 19094                                                

Ernst & Young LLP - Sponsor: +44 20 7951 2000                                   
Tim Medak                                                                       
Graham Swindells                                                                
Joanne Royden-Turner                                                            

Pelham Bell Pottinger                                                           
Charles Vivian: +44 20 7861 3126                                                
James MacFarlane: +44 20 7861 3864                                              

The Company is not offering any new Ordinary Shares in the Company or other     
securities in connection with the proposed listing. This document does not      
constitute an offer, the solicitation of an offer, or an invitation to any      
person to subscribe for or purchase any Ordinary Shares in the Company. This    
announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company.

No person has been authorised to give any information or make any representation
other than those contained in the Prospectus and, if given or made, such        
information or representation must not be relied upon as having been so         
authorised by the Company. In particular, the content of the Company's website  
does not form part of this document and you should not rely on it.              

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in certain        
jurisdictions other than Finland and the United Kingdom may be restricted by law
and therefore persons into whose possession this announcement may come should   
inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply
with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any
such jurisdiction. No action has been or will be taken by the Company or its    
advisers that would permit possession or distribution of this announcement or   
any material relating to the Ordinary Shares in any country or jurisdiction     
where action for that purpose is required, other than in Finland or in the      
United Kingdom. In particular, this announcement and any such other document is 
not for distribution in the United States, Australia, Canada, South Africa or   
Japan.                                                                          

The Ordinary Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US       
Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) (the “Securities Act”) and may not be       
offered or sold in the United States of America (the “United States”) unless    
registered under the Securities Act or an exemption thereunder is available.    

Ernst & Young LLP, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by   
the Financial Services Authority is acting exclusively for the Company as its   
sponsor and no-one else in connection with Admission and will not regard any    
other person as its client or be responsible to any person other than the       
Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for advising   
any other person on the contents of this document.                              

The contents of this document should not be construed as legal, business or tax 
advice. You should consult your own legal adviser, independent financial adviser
or tax adviser for legal, financial or tax advice.                              

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. Often, but not always,   
forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking      
terminology, including the terms "believes", "expects", "intends", "may", "will"
or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable  
terminology. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve uncertainty    
because they depend on future circumstances, and relate to events, not all of   
which are within the Company's control or can be predicted by the Company.      
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such           
forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such  
expectations will prove to have been correct. Actual results could differ       
materially from those set out in the forward-looking statements. Save as        
required by law (including the Finnish Securities Markets Acts (495/1989), as   
amended, or by the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority or the Disclosure  
and Transparency Rules of the UK Financial Services Authority), the Company     
undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in this       
announcement that may occur due to any changes in the Directors' expectations or
to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this announcement.