Notification under Chapter 2, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act

On 11 December 2008, the Finnish State transferred, as a capital contribution under the Limited Liability Companies Act, all the Rautaruukki Corporation shares it owns to Solidium Oy, which is owned entirely by the Finnish State. As a result of the transfer, the Finnish State no longer has any shareholding in Rautaruukki Corporation. On 17 October 2008, the Finnish Financial Supervision Authority (FIN-FSA) granted an exemption to Solidium Oy under Chapter 6, Section 15 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act. The exemption entered into legal force on 3 December 2008.

 

The number of Rautaruukki Corporation shares and percentage of all Rautaruukki Corporation shares transferred to Solidium Oy is as follows: Solidium Oy owns 55,656,699 Rautaruukki Corporation shares, which equates to 36.69 per cent of Rautaruukki's share capital and votes.

 

The Finnish State's shareholding in Rautaruukki Corporation has decreased to 0 per cent of Rautaruukki Corporation's shares and votes.

 

Target company: Rautaruukki Corporation (Business ID number 0113276-9) 

Date of change in shareholdings: 11 December 2008.

 

As at 30 November 2008, Rautaruukki Corporation's registered share capital comprises 140,229,429 shares.

 

 

Rautaruukki Corporation

 

Anne Pirilä

SVP, Communications and Investor Relations

 

 

Rautaruukki supplies metal-based components, systems and integrated systems to the construction and engineering industries. The company has a wide selection of metal products and services. Rautaruukki has operations in 26 countries and employs 15,000 people. Net sales in 2007 totalled EUR 3.9 billion. The company's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki.

 

 

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NASDAQ OMX Helsinki

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