Kesko Oyj - Company Announcement

Kesko Corporation issues EUR 250 million bond

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 04.09.2012 AT 17.00 1(1)

Kesko Corporation issues a EUR 250 million senior unsecured bond. The six-year
bond matures on 11 September 2018 and carries a fixed annual interest at the
rate of 2.75 per cent.

The bond offering was oversubscribed significantly. The order-book totalled over
EUR 620 million and the bond was allocated to 87 investors. Application will be
made to have the bond listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.

The proceeds from the bond offering will be used for general corporate purposes.

Further information is available from Jukka Erlund, Senior Vice President, CFO,
telephone +358 1053 22113, and Heikki Ala-Seppälä, Vice President, Group
Treasurer, telephone +358 1053 22528.

Kesko Corporation


Merja Haverinen
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Responsibility


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NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
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