Kesko Oyj - Company Announcement

Finnish Competition Authority ends its investigation of AC Nielsen Oy's Scantrack service

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 19.06.2008 AT 14.20 1(1)

Since February 2007, the Finnish Competition Authority has been
investigating the exchange of information in the Finnish grocery
trade market. The Finnish Competition Authority has today decided to
remove the matter from its agenda.

The Finnish Competition Authority does not impose penalties, because
Kesko Food, among others, withdrew from using the Scantrack
information at the beginning of 2007 already, and the issue was
brought to the attention of the Finnish Competition Authority in
connection with Kesko Food contacting them.

The Finnish Competition Authority found the exchange of information
to be partly prohibited. Kesko Food sees that it has acted in all
respects in compliance with the regulations in the exchange of
information.

Kesko Corporation published a stock exchange release on the matter on
20 February 2007.

Further information:
Ari Akseli, Vice President, Kesko Food Ltd, tel. +358 1053 28900


Kesko Corporation



Paavo Moilanen
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Responsibility


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