Kesko Oyj - Total number of voting rights and capital

Kesko's share capital increase based on the stock option scheme

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE NOTIFICATION 17.12.2009 AT 09.00 1(2)          

Kesko's share capital increase based on the stock option scheme                 

A total of 108,281 new Kesko Corporation B shares have been subscribed for with 
the stock options marked with symbol 2003F in Kesko Corporation's 2003 stock    
option scheme. The corresponding increase in the share capital, €216,562, has   
been entered in the Trade Register today. The new B shares will be included in  
the main list of the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki with the old B shares for public       
trading on Friday, December 18, 2009.                                           

A total of 108,281 new B shares were subscribed for with Kesko Corporation's    
year 2003 stock options marked with symbol 2003F. In accordance with the terms  
and conditions of the stock option scheme, the subscription price of the shares 
with options marked with symbol 2003F is €13.88 per share. In consequence of    
these subscriptions, Kesko Corporation's registered share capital increases by  
€216,562 to a total of €196,643,058.                                            

After this increase, the total number of Kesko Corporation's shares has risen to
98,321,529, of which 31,737,007 are A shares and 66,584,522 are B shares. Each A
share entitles the holder to ten votes and each B share to one vote. After the  
increase, the number of votes carried by Kesko Corporation shares is            
383,954,592. The new B shares carry the right to dividend and other shareholder 
rights with effect from today.                                                  

The stock options marked with symbols 2003D, 2003E and 2003F are based on the   
decision made by Kesko Corporation's Annual General Meeting on March 31, 2003 to
offer stock options to the management of the Kesko Group. A total of 1,800,000  
stock options were issued in the 2003 stock option scheme. The stock options    
were marked with symbols 2003D, 2003E and 2003F in such a way that each unit had
600,000 stock options. Each stock option entitles to subscribe for one Kesko    
Corporation B share until the end of the subscription period, the stock options 
marked with symbol 2003F until April 30, 2010. The share subscription period for
stock option 2003D expired on April 30, 2008 and for stock option 2003E on April
30, 2009.                                                                       

After this increase in the share capital, the stock options marked with symbol  
2003F entitle to further subscribe for a total of 367,264 B shares, which       
correspond to an increase of €734,528 in the share capital.                     

The shares can be subscribed for at the offices of Nordea Bank Finland Plc.     

The terms and conditions of the year 2003 stock option scheme were published in 
a stock exchange release on March 31, 2003.                                     

Further information is available from Corporate Counsel Jarkko Karjalainen, tel.
+358 1053 22602.                                                                


Kesko Corporation                                                               


Paavo Moilanen                                                                  
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications                                 



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