2010-03-05 08:00:00 CET

2010-03-05 08:01:21 CET


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Kesko's 2009 Annual Report and Corporate Governance Statement


KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 05.03.2010 AT 09.00 1(1)

Kesko's 2009 Annual Report and a separate Corporate Governance Statement,
referred to in the Finnish Corporate Governance Code, have been published today
in Finnish and English. The Annual Report contains the financial statements, the
consolidated financial statements, the report by the Board of Directors and the
auditor's report.

The Annual Report and the Corporate Governance Statement can be read and
downloaded at http://www.kesko.fi/Investors. Printed versions of the Annual
Report can be ordered from the same address.

Further information is available from Investor Relations Manager Riikka
Toivonen, tel. +358 1053 23495.


Kesko Corporation



Paavo Moilanen
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Responsibility


DISTRIBUTION
Helsinki Stock Exchange
Main news media
www.kesko.fi


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