NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERS...

07:00 London, 09:00 Helsinki, 20 May 2011 - Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange
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NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

Ruukki Group Plc ("Ruukki" or the "Company") (LSE: RKKI, OMX: RUG1V) announces
that following a notification received on 19 May 2011, Markku Kankaala, Non-
executive Director, has sold 200,000 ordinary shares ("shares") in the Company
at an average price of EUR 1.60 per share on 18 May 2011. The trade was made
manually on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Exchange.

Accordingly Markku Kankaala now holds voting rights attached to 7,977,533
shares, representing 3.32% of the issued share capital of the Company excluding
treasury shares.

RUUKKI GROUP PLC
Thomas Hoyer
CEO


For additional information, please contact:

Ruukki Group Plc
Thomas Hoyer, CEO, [phone],[e-mail]
Markus Kivimäki, General Manager: Corporate Affairs, +358 (0)50
3495 687,[e-mail]

Investec Bank Plc
Stephen Cooper, [phone],[e-mail]

RBC Capital Markets
Martin Eales, [phone],[e-mail]
Peter Barrett-Lennard, [phone],[e-mail]


Ruukki Group is a natural resources company with a mining and minerals business
in southern Europe and southern Africa. The Company is listed on NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki (RUG1V) and the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (RKKI).
www.ruukkigroup.fi

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
London Stock Exchange
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