Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 9 April 2010 at 2:50 p.m. RUUKKI GROUP PLC'S ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Ruukki Group Plc's Annual Report 2009 has been published in Finnish and in English. The Annual Report can be found in pdf-format on the company website at www.ruukkigroup.fi. The Annual Report can be subscribed by email to milka.taipale@ruukkigroup.fi or by phone +358 10 440 7000 / Milka Taipale. 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: Alwyn Smit Chief Executive Officer Ruukki Group Plc Telephone +41 7960 19094 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.