Kesko Oyj - Company Announcement

Retirement age of Kesko Corporation's Managing Director to rise

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 25.05.2011 AT 09.00 1(1)

Kesko Corporation's Board of Directors has agreed to extend the term of Kesko
Corporation's Managing Director and Kesko Group's President and CEO Matti
Halmesmäki until the end of May 2015, when Mr. Halmesmäki will be 63. According
to the previous agreement, Mr. Halmesmäki's term would have expired in May 2012.

Further information is available from Chairman of the Board Heikki Takamäki,
tel. +358 10 53 22205.


Kesko Corporation



Merja Haverinen
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Responsibility


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