ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED N...

17:30 London, 19:30 Helsinki, 1 February 2013 - Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED NEW DIRECTORS

Further to the announcement of 15 January 2013, Ruukki Group Plc ("Ruukki" or the "Company") (LSE: RKKI, OMX: RUG1V) is pleased to announce further details required by the London Stock Exchange Listing Rules regarding the Proposed Directors to be elected at the Extraordinary General Meeting of 11 February 2013.

MICHAEL LILLJA
M.Sc (Economics)
Born 1962
Citizen of Finland
Executive Director

Michael Lillja is currently the Head of Marketing of RCS Limited (Malta) ("RCS"), the sales and marketing arm of the Company. Prior to RCS, Mr. Lillja has served for decades in several different positions in the mining and metals industry, the energy sector, and in international trade for companies such as, Alloy 2000 SA/ENRC-Kazakhstan, International Ferro Metals Ltd, and SamChrome Ltd/Samancor Cr.

Mr Lillja currently holds 200,000 Ruukki Group Options, the terms of which are set out in the Ruukki Group Option plan I/2011.

Dr ALFREDO PARODI
Dr. in Chemical Engineering
Born 1940
Italian Citizen
Independent Non-Executive Director

Dr Parodi is at present working as a technical consultant for ferro-chrome and chrome-chemical productions. He has numerous years of engineering and managerial experience and has served in a number of positions in the petrochemical and alloys industries. He was responsible for production, technical organisation and plant construction in several international companies such as SIR & Saras Chemical (Italy), Stopani Engineering (Italy), Dirox (Uruguai), Sarasota (USA) and Anxian (China).

BERNICE MARGUERITE SMART
BA (Marketing)
Born 1949
UK Citizen
Independent Non-Executive Director

Bernice Smart has recently retired after a long career in the banking industry. She was a financial advisor, predominately working in wealth management and focusing on Asian and East European accounts. She was also a Director for Wealth Management in UBS and the Vice President for Wealth Management at Credit Suisse.

No further information regarding the proposed directors is required to be disclosed pursuant to the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.13 R.


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, [phone], [e-mail]

Investec Bank Plc
Neil Elliot, [phone], [e-mail]
George Price, [phone], [e-mail]


Ruukki Group is a chrome mining and minerals producer focused on delivering sustainable growth with a speciality alloys business in southern Europe and a ferro alloys business in southern Africa. The Company is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (RUG1V) and the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (RKKI).
www.ruukkigroup.com

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