Key principles of Outokumpu's investor relations activities are:

• Transparent, clear, proactive and up-to-date information
• Consistent level of information on both positive and negative issues
• Equal treatment of all shareholders
• Commitment of top management and dedicated IR team

Main tasks include:

• To provide accurate and relevant information to the capital market for the fair valuation of Outokumpu
• To secure investors' confidence and development of shareholder value

Closed period

Outokumpu applies a three-week closed period before full-year and interim result announcements. During those periods we do not meet with capital market representatives nor comment on result forecasts.

Disclosure policy