Information to shareholders

Annual General Meeting 2010

Outokumpu Oyj's 2010 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 12 pm (EET) at the Marina Congress Center in Helsinki, Finland. In order to attend the Annual General Meeting a shareholder must be registered in the Company's shareholders' register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd on March 18, 2010.

Nominee-registered shareholders who wish to attend the AGM should temporarily re-register the shares under their own name. Such re-registration must be made no later than March 18, 2010. In order to arrange a temporary re-registration, nominee registered shareholders should contact their bank or other custodian.

Shareholders who wish to attend the AGM must notify Outokumpu by no later than March 24, 2010 at 4 pm (EET). Notification can be made by on the internet at www.outokumpu.com/agm, email to , by telephone to +358 9 421 5519 or by fax to +358 9 421 2223.

Notification can also be made in person or by a letter addressed to
Outokumpu Oyj
Share Register, PO. Box 140
02201 Espoo
Finland.

The letter must reach Outokumpu on March 24, 2010 at the latest.

A shareholder may attend and vote at the meeting in person or by proxy.

However, in accordance with Finnish practice, Outokumpu does not send proxy forms to its shareholders. Shareholders wishing to vote by proxy should submit their own proxy forms to Outokumpu during the registration period.

Additional information on the AGM is available on the company's website: www.outokumpu.com/agm.

Dividends in 2010

The Board of Directors proposes to the AGM 2010 that a dividend of EUR 0.35 per share be paid for the financial year 2009.

Financial reports in 2010

Investor information is available at Outokumpu's website www.outokumpu.com. The website also covers annual reports, interim reports, as well as stock exchange and press releases, which are published mainly in English and Finnish.

Alternatively financial reports can be obtained from
Outokumpu Oyj/Corporate Communications
Riihitontuntie 7 b, PO Box 140
02201 Espoo
Finland
tel. +358 9 421 4070 or email .

Subscriptions to the emailing list for stock exchange and press releases can be made on the website www.outokumpu.com or via the above-mentioned e-mail address.

Shareholder mailings are made on the basis of the contact information in the shareholders' register maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy. A shareholder should inform his/her account operator, or in case of a nominee-registered shareholder the relevant bank or other custodian, about changes in contact details.

Investor Relations

The main task of Outokumpu's Investor Relations function is to support the correct valuation of the Outokumpu share by providing information about the company's business and strategy, activities, financial position, thus enabling the markets to form a true and fair view of Outokumpu as an investment prospect.

Our aim is to communicate in open, timely and clear manner and to treat all parties equally.

Outokumpu observes a three-week silent period prior to the publication of financial statements and interim reports. During these periods, we do not arrange meetings with investors and analysts or comment on performance and market developments.

Should you require further information about Outokumpu, please contact one of the following:

Päivi Laajaranta
IR Assistant
Tel. +358 9 421 4070,

Päivi Laajaranta coordinates meeting requests.

Ingela Ulfves
Vice President – Investor Relations and Financial Communications
Tel. +358 9 421 2438,

Päivi Lindqvist
Senior Vice President – Communications and IR
Tel. +358 9 421 2432,

AGM and dividend

Annual General Meeting March 30
Ex-dividend date March 31
Record date for dividend April 6
Dividend payout April 13

Financial calendar

Financial Statements Bulletin February 3
Annual Report week starting February 22
First-quarter interim report April 27
Second-quarter interim report July 22
Third-quarter interim report October 21
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