Movement in number of treasury shares held by R...

Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 20 March 2009 at 10.15


Pursuant to the decision of the company's Board of Directors,
announced on 18 March 2009, to transfer treasury shares held by the
company, Rautaruukki Corporation has, today, transferred 48,052
treasury shares to the 77 employees belonging to the target group of
the Share Ownership Plan 2008-2010, earning period 2008 under the
terms and conditions of the Plan.

Subsequent to the transfer, the company holds 1,419,882 treasury
shares.

For further information, please contact:
Tiina Bäckman, Vice President, Legal, tel. [phone]


Rautaruukki Corporation

Anne Pirilä
SVP, Corporate 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 14,300 people. Net sales in
2008 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.


Distribution:
Nasdaq OMX Helsinki
Main media
www.ruukki.com


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