Nomination Board at Outokumpu

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December 3, 2010 at 1.00 pm EET

Outokumpu's Annual General Meeting of March 30, 2010 decided to establish a
Nomination Board to prepare proposals on the composition of the Board of
Directors along with director remuneration for the following Annual General
Meeting.

The Annual General Meeting also decided that the Nomination Board consists of
the representatives of Outokumpu's three largest shareholders, registered in the
Finnish book-entry securities system on November 1, 2010, which accept the
assignment.

The Nomination Board of Outokumpu consists of the following three shareholders:
Solidium Oy, The Social Insurance Institution of Finland and Ilmarinen Mutual
Pension Insurance Company.

These shareholders have nominated the following persons as their representatives
on the Nomination Board: Kari Järvinen, CEO (Solidium Oy); Liisa Hyssälä,
Director General (The Finnish Social Insurance Institution) and Harri Sailas,
CEO (Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company). The Chairman of the Outokumpu
Board of Directors Ole Johansson serves as an expert member.

The Nomination Board has today at its first meeting elected Kari Järvinen as
Chairman among its members.

The Nomination Board is required to submit its proposals to Outokumpu's Board of
Directors on February 1, 2011 at the latest.



OUTOKUMPU OYJ



Outokumpu is a global leader in stainless steel with the vision to be the
undisputed number one. Customers in a wide range of industries use our stainless
steel and services worldwide. Being fully recyclable, maintenance-free, as well
as very strong and durable material, stainless steel is one of the key building
blocks for sustainable future. Outokumpu employs some 7 500 people in more than
30 countries. The Group's head office is located in Espoo, Finland. Outokumpu is
listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
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