Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 20 November 2009 at 11:15 a.m. RUUKKI GROUP WILL DIVEST ITS SHARES IN TERVOLAN SAHA JA HÖYLÄÄMÖ OY Ruukki Group's subsidiary Ruukki Yhtiöt Oy has today entered into an agreement to sell its 91.42% stake in Tervolan Saha ja Höyläämö Oy (“TSH”) to TSH as part of TSH's directed acquisition of TSH's own shares, which was decided today. TSH subgroup has two sawmill units in Finland, one in Tervola and one in Kittilä, with consolidated revenue of about EUR 10.7 million in 2008. The effective date for the transfer of the shares to TSH will be 31 December 2009. In conjunction with the deal, the call option agreement with TSH minority shareholders will be dissolved. The consideration for the shares totals approximately EUR 4.1 million, and it will be paid in cash in December. TSH also distributes a dividend of about EUR 3.7 million to Ruukki Yhtiöt Oy. The transaction will not significantly impact the Group income statement. The divestment is part of the refocusing of the Group's Wood Processing business (“Ruukki Wood”) as announced earlier this quarter in conjunction with the sale of Lappipaneli Oy's assets. RUUKKI GROUP PLC Alwyn Smit Chief Executive Officer Ruukki Group is an industrial group focusing on minerals and wood processing businesses. Ruukki Group Plc's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki and traded in the mid cap segment, in the industrials sector. For additional information, please contact: Thomas Hoyer Chief Executive Officer Ruukki Yhtiöt Oy Telephone +358 45 670 0491 www.ruukkigroup.fi This stock exchange release is based on a translation into English of a document written in Finnish. In case of any discrepancies, inconsistencies or inaccuracies, the Finnish version of the release shall prevail.