*DIRECTED ISSUE OF OUTOKUMPU OYJ
HEX HELSINKI SECURITIES EXCHANGE RELEASE 381/2003 SHARES 31 December 2003
DIRECTED ISSUE OF OUTOKUMPU OYJ In the directed issue subscribed a total of 5 000 000 shares of Outokumpu Oyj will be traded on the Helsinki Exchanges as old shares as of 2 January 2004. Identifiers of Outokumpu Oyjs share: Trading code: OUT1V ISIN-code: FI0009002422 Number of shares: 178 574 165 HELSINKI EXCHANGES Pekka Peiponen