2013-04-25 08:00:00 CEST

2013-04-25 08:03:20 CEST


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Kesko Oyj - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

Kesko's interim report for the period 1 Jan. to 31 Mar. 2013


KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 25.04.2013 AT 09.00 1(28)

Financial performance in brief:
*The Group's net sales for January-March decreased by 6.9%.
* The retail and B2B sales (excl. VAT) of the K-Group (i.e. Kesko and chain
stores) for January-March decreased by 7.4%.
*The operating profit excluding non-recurring items was €18.6 million (€22.3
million).
*The Kesko Group's net sales for the next twelve months are expected to match
the level of the preceding twelve months. As a result of measures taken to
enhance business operations and cost savings, the operating profit excluding
non-recurring items for the next twelve months is expected to exceed the
operating profit excluding non-recurring items for the preceding twelve months,
unless the overall consumer demand significantly weakens. Capital expenditure is
expected to be lower compared to the capital expenditure for the preceding
twelve months.

Key performance indicators
                                                         1-3/2013  1-3/2012

 Net sales, € million                                       2,159     2,318

 Operating profit excl. non- recurring items, € million      18.6      22.3

 Operating profit, € million                                 19.2      25.1

 Profit before tax, € million                                15.8      25.0

 Capital expenditure, € million                              41.5     104.1

 Earnings per share, diluted, €                              0.11      0.16

 Earnings per share excl. non-recurring items, basic, €      0.11      0.14



                                                        31.3.2013 31.3.2012

 Equity ratio, %                                             51.7      52.8

 Equity per share, €                                        22.62     22.56


FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Net sales and profit for January-March 2013
The Group's net sales in January-March 2013 were €2,159 million, which is 6.9%
down on the corresponding period of the previous year (€2,318 million). In
Finland, net sales decreased by 6.1% and in other countries by 11.0%.
International operations accounted for 14.7% (15.4%) of net sales. Net sales
grew in the food trade and declined in the other divisions.

 1-3/2013                   Net sales, € Change, %   Operating profit   Change,
                                 million                   excl. non- € million
                                                            recurring
                                                     items, € million

 Food trade                        1,045      +3.5               48.2      13.5

 Home and speciality
 goods trade                         345      -6.5              -17.8      -4.8

 Building and home
 improvement trade                   562     -10.7              -16.6      -7.6

 Car and machinery
 trade                               249     -29.3                7.8      -7.7

 Common operations and
 eliminations                        -42      -0.5               -3.0       2.9

 Total                             2,159      -6.9               18.6      -3.7


The operating profit excluding non-recurring items for January-March was €18.6
million (€22.3 million), negatively affected by sales decrease in the car trade,
the building and home improvement trade and the department store trade.
Enhancement measures had a significant positive impact on profitability
performance. Operating expenses decreased by €18 million compared to the
previous year.

Operating profit was €19.2 million (€25.1 million). The operating profit
includes non-recurring gains on disposal of real estate in the amount of €0.6
million (€2.8 million). The Group's profit before tax for January-March was
€15.8 million (€25.0 million).

The Group's earnings per share were €0.11 (€0.16). The Group's equity per share
was €22.62 (€22.56).

In January-March, the K-Group's (i.e. Kesko's and the chain stores') retail and
B2B sales (VAT 0%) were €2,573 million, down 7.4% compared to the previous year.
The K-Plussa customer loyalty programme gained 19,906 new households in January-
March. At the end of March, there was 2,228,234 K-Plussa households and 3.8
million K-Plussa cardholders.

Finance
In January-March, the cash flow from operating activities was €-58.7 million (€-
5.2 million). The cash flow from investing activities was €-41.9 million (€-
91.8 million). It included a €2.5 million (€19.5 million) amount of proceeds
from the sale of fixed assets.

The Group's liquidity remained at an excellent level in January-March. At the
end of the period, liquid assets totalled €411 million (€293 million). Interest-
bearing liabilities were €644 million (€446 million) and interest-bearing net
debt €233 million (€154 million) at the end of March. Equity ratio was 51.7%
(52.8%) at the end of the period.

In January-March, the Group's net finance costs were €3.3 million (€0.1
million). Interest expense was increased by the €250 million bond taken out in
September 2012 adding to the gross debt.

Taxes
The Group's taxes for January-March were €4.8 million (€7.3 million). The
effective tax rate was 30.3% (29.2%), affected by loss-making foreign
operations.

Capital expenditure
In January-March, the Group's capital expenditure totalled €41.5 million (€104.1
million), or 1.9% (4.5%) of net sales. Capital expenditure in store sites was
€31.7 million (€90.3 million), in IT €5.6 million (€6.6 million) and other
capital expenditure was €4.2 million (€7.2 million). Capital expenditure in
foreign operations represented 36.5% (8.4%) of total capital expenditure.

Kesko's strategic focus areas and profitability programme
The key focus areas in Kesko's business operations are to strengthen sales
growth and the return on capital in all divisions, to exploit business
opportunities in e-commerce and in Russia, and to maintain good solvency and
dividend payment capacity.

As a result of a weakened general economic situation, tightened competition and
an increase in the level of costs, Kesko is implementing the profitability
programme announced previously, which aims to ensure price competitiveness and
to improve profitability. The profitability programme includes significant
measures aimed to increase sales, to enhance purchasing operations and to adjust
costs, working capital and capital expenditure.

The Group level cost saving target is a total of around €100 million. Cost
savings are implemented in all divisions and in all operating countries. Most of
the cost savings are expected to be achieved in 2013. Kesko's operating expenses
for the first quarter of 2013 were €438 million, down €-18 million (-4.0%) on
the previous year regardless of store site network expansion and cost inflation.

The measures for staff cost enhancement were implemented as announced
previously. In addition to terminations, the reductions included reduced working
hours and retirement arrangements. In the first quarter, the increasing effect
of new store sites on the number of personnel was around 900 person-years
compared to the previous year.

Other significant savings are implemented by adjusting especially marketing and
store site expenses and by centralising ICT purchases. In addition, special
enhancement measures are targeted at operations with low profitability.
Anttila's chain concepts are reformed and costs are adjusted, an e-commerce
based operating model is implemented in Musta Pörssi and its store site network
is strongly adjusted. The chain concept of Intersport's business operations in
Russia is reformed and unprofitable store sites are closed. At the end of the
reporting period, the store site network of Intersport Russia comprised 21 (35)
stores.

In the next few years, capital expenditure will be aligned with funds generated
from operations to some €200-300 million per year.

Personnel
In January-March, the average number of employees in the Kesko Group was 19,126
(19,143) converted into full-time employees. In Finland, the average decrease
was 239 people, while outside Finland, there was an increase of 221 people.

At the end of March 2013, the total number of employees was 22,881 (22,909), of
whom 12,298 (12,522) worked in Finland and 10,583 (10,387) outside Finland.
Compared to the end of March 2012, there was a decrease of 224 people in Finland
and an increase of 196  people outside Finland.

In January-March, the Group's staff cost was €153.3 million, an increase of
0.6% compared to the previous year.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Seasonal nature of operations
The Group's operating activities are affected by seasonal fluctuations. The net
sales and operating profits of the reportable segments are not earned evenly
throughout the year. Instead, they vary by quarter depending on the
characteristics of each segment.

Food trade
                                                        1-3/2013  1-3/2012

 Net sales, € million                                      1,045     1,010

 Operating profit excl. non- recurring items, € million     48.2      34.7

 Operating margin excl. non-recurring items, %               4.6       3.4

 Capital expenditure,
 € million                                                  16.5      60.2



 Net sales, € million                                   1-3/2013 Change, %

 Sales to K-food stores                                      804      +3.1

 Kespro                                                      188      +3.9

 Others                                                       54      +9.1

 Total                                                     1,045      +3.5


January-March 2013
In the food trade, the net sales for January-March were €1,045 million (€1,010
million), up 3.5%. During the same period, the grocery sales of K-food stores
increased by 1.5% (VAT 0%). In the grocery market, retail prices are estimated
to have changed by some 4% compared to the previous year (VAT 0%, Kesko's own
estimate based on the Consumer Price Index of Statistics Finland), and the total
market (VAT 0%) is estimated to have grown by some 3.5% in January-March
compared to the previous year (Kesko's own estimate).

In January-March, the operating profit excluding non-recurring items of the food
trade was €48.2 million (€34.7 million), or €13.5 million up on the previous
year. Profitability was improved by significant savings achieved from enhanced
operations. In addition, operating profit was increased by a €2.3 million (€-
1.6 million) gain on measurement of derivatives used for hedging electricity
purchases. Operating profit was €48.2 million (€37.4 million). In the
comparative year, non-recurring income included €2.7 million of gains on
disposals of properties.

The capital expenditure of the food trade was €16.5 million (€60.2 million), of
which €14.6 million (€56.5 million) in stores sites.

In January-March 2013, two new K-supermarkets and one K-market were opened.
Renovations and extensions were carried out in a total of five stores.

The most significant store sites being built are a K-citymarket in the Puuvilla
shopping centre in Pori and a K-supermarket in Espoo, in Pohjois-Haaga,
Helsinki, in Jyväskylä, Säkylä and Ikaalinen. The objective in Russia is to open
three new food stores in 2013.

 Numbers of stores as at 31 March        2013 2012

 K-citymarket                              80   76

 K-supermarket                            215  210

 K-market (incl. service station stores)  450  456

 K-ruoka, Russia                            1    0

 Others                                   181  204


Home and speciality goods trade
                                                       1-3/2013  1-3/2012

 Net sales, € million                                       345       369

 Operating profit excl. non-recurring items, € million    -17.8     -12.9

 Operating margin excl. non-recurring items, %             -5.2      -3.5

 Capital expenditure,
 € million                                                  8.0      18.5



 Net sales, € million                                  1-3/2013 Change, %

 K-citymarket home and speciality goods                     140      -4.6

 Anttila                                                     89     -17.4

 Intersport, Finland                                         51     +14.1

 Intersport, Russia                                           6     -23.6

 Indoor                                                      44      -0.1

 Musta Pörssi                                                10     -22.8

 Kenkäkesko                                                   6      -4.7

 Total                                                      345      -6.5


January-March 2013
In the home and speciality goods trade, the net sales for January-March were
€345 million (€369 million), down 6.5%. Consumer demand in the home and
speciality goods trade weakened during the first months of the year and sales
declined especially in the department store trade. The first quarter of the year
had three retail selling days less than in the previous year. Sales performance
was also impacted by the change in Musta Pörssi's business model and the
adjustment of the Intersport store site network in Russia.

The operating profit excluding non-recurring items of the home and speciality
goods trade for January-March was €-17.8 million (€-12.9 million). Profitability
was negatively impacted by a decrease in the sales and gross margin of Anttila
and K-citymarket Oy. During the reporting period, significant cost savings were
implemented. Operating profit was
€-17.7 million (€-12.9 million).

The capital expenditure of the home and speciality goods trade was €8.0 million
(€18.5 million) in January-March.

A new Budget Sport opened in Lielahti, Tampere in March.

 Numbers of stores as at 31 March                                 2013 2012

 K-citymarket, home and speciality goods*                           81   75

 Anttila department stores*                                         31   31

 Kodin1 department stores for home goods and interior decoration*   13   11

 Intersport                                                         62   58

 Budget Sport*                                                      11    8

 Asko and Sotka                                                     84   82

 Musta Pörssi*                                                      25   34

 Kookenkä*                                                          48   47

 Anttila, Baltics (NetAnttila)*                                      3    3

 Intersport, Russia                                                 21   35

 Asko and Sotka, Baltics*                                           10    9


* incl. online stores

Building and home improvement trade
                                                       1-3/2013    1-3/2012

 Net sales, € million                                       562         629

 Operating profit excl. non-recurring items, € million    -16.6        -9.0

 Operating margin excl. non-recurring items, %             -3.0        -1.4

 Capital expenditure, € million                            12.5        11.7



 Net sales,
 € million                                             1-3/2013   Change, %

 Rautakesko, Finland                                        281        -6.4

 K-rauta, Sweden                                             38       -13.9

 Byggmakker, Norway                                         101       -30.3

 Rautakesko, Estonia                                         12        +3.9

 Rautakesko, Latvia                                          10        +2.5

 Senukai, Lithuania                                          48        -4.7

 Stroymaster, Russia                                         51        -3.7

 OMA, Belarus                                                21       +35.0

 Total                                                      562       -10.7


January-March 2013
In the building and home improvement trade, the net sales for January-March were
€562 million (€629 million), down 10.7%. The trend in construction activity was
weak in all of Rautakesko's operating countries. Sales decreased especially in
the B2B trade and in basic building materials.

In Finland, the net sales for January-March were €281 million (€300 million), a
decrease of 6.4%. The building and home improvement product lines contributed
€191 million to the net sales in Finland, a decrease of 10.3%. The agricultural
supplies trade contributed €90 million to net sales, up 3.1%.

The retail sales of the K-rauta and Rautia chains in Finland decreased by 8.8%
to €170 million (VAT 0%). The sales of Rautakesko B2B Service were down 20.8%.
The retail sales of the K-maatalous chain were €93 million (VAT 0%), up 4.3%.

In January-March, the net sales from the foreign operations of the building and
home improvement trade were €281 million (€329 million), a decrease of 14.6%. In
Russia, net sales decreased by 2.2% in terms of roubles. In Norway, net sales
decreased by 31.7% in terms of krones, which was partly attributable to the
changes that took place in the Byggmakker chain last year. A decision has been
made to introduce new chain agreements in Norway starting from 1 January 2014.
In Sweden, net sales were down 17.3% in terms of kronas. Foreign operations
contributed 50.0% (52.3%) to the net sales of the building and home improvement
trade.

The operating profit excluding non-recurring items of the building and home
improvement trade for January-March was €-16.6 million (€-9.0 million), down
€7.6 million compared to the previous year. The fall is due to weak sales
performance. Operating profit was €-16.1 million (€-9.0 million).

In January-March, the capital expenditure of the building and home improvement
trade totalled €12.5 million (€11.7 million), of which 49.2% (66.0%) abroad.
Capital expenditure in store sites represented 97.0% of total capital
expenditure.

 Numbers of stores as at 31 March 2013 2012

 K-rauta*                           42   41

 Rautia*                            99  103

 K-maatalous*                       83   86

 K-rauta, Sweden                    21   22

 Byggmakker, Norway                 89  107

 K-rauta, Estonia                    8    9

 K-rauta, Latvia                     8    8

 Senukai, Lithuania                 17   17

 K-rauta, Russia                    14   14

 OMA, Belarus                        9    6


*In 2013, 1 K-rauta store and 48 Rautia stores also operated as K-maatalous
stores,
in 2012, 1 K-rauta store and 49 Rautia stores also operated as K-maatalous
stores.

Car and machinery trade
                                               1-3/2013  1-3/2012

 Net sales, € million                               249       353

 Operating profit excl.
 non-recurring items,
 € million                                          7.8      15.5

 Operating margin excl. non-recurring items, %      3.1       4.4

 Capital expenditure, € million                     3.9      12.7



 Net sales, € million                          1-3/2013 Change, %

 VV-Auto                                            193     -33.3

 Konekesko                                           57     -11.9

 Total                                              249     -29.3


January-March 2013
In January-March, the net sales of the car and machinery trade were €249 million
(€353 million), down 29.3%.

VV-Auto's net sales for January-March were €193 million (€289 million), a
decrease of 33.3%. In the previous year, sales were increased by the car tax
change effective 1 April 2012. In January-March, the combined market performance
of first time registered passenger cars and vans was -43.1%.

In January-March, the combined market share of passenger cars and vans imported
by VV-Auto was 19.9% (19.9%).

Konekesko's net sales for January-March were €57 million (€65 million), down
11.9% compared to the previous year. Net sales in Finland were €39 million, down
22.0%. The net sales from Konekesko's foreign operations were €19 million, up
17.2%.

In January-March, the operating profit excluding non-recurring items of the car
and machinery trade was €7.8 million (€15.5 million), down €7.7 million compared
to the previous year. Regardless of the difficult market situation,
profitability remained at a good level.

The operating profit for January-March was €7.8 million (€15.5 million).

The capital expenditure of the car and machinery trade for January-March was
€3.9 million (€12.7 million).

 Numbers of stores as at 31 March 2013 2012

 VV-Auto, retail trade              10   10

 Konekesko                           1    2


Changes in the Group composition
No significant changes took place in the Group composition during the reporting
period.

Shares, securities market and Board authorisations
At the end of March 2013, the total number of Kesko Corporation shares was
98,786,940, of which 31,737,007, or 32.1%, were A shares and 67,049,933, or
67.9%, were B shares. At 31 March 2013, Kesko Corporation held 608,591 own B
shares as treasury shares. Treasury shares accounted for 0.91% of the number of
B shares and 0.62% of the total number of shares, and 0.16% of votes carried by
all shares of the company. The total number of votes carried by all shares was
384,420,003. Each A share entitles to ten (10) votes and each B share to one (1)
vote. The company cannot vote with treasury shares and no dividend is paid on
them. At the end of March 2013, Kesko Corporation's share capital was
€197,282,584. During the reporting period, the number of B shares was increased
once to account for the shares subscribed for with the options based on the
2007 option scheme. The increase was made on 11 February 2013 (74,600 B shares)
and announced in a stock exchange notification on the same day. The shares
subscribed for were listed for public trading on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Helsinki
Stock Exchange) with the old B shares on 12 February 2013. The subscription
price of €1,046,274 received by the company was recorded in the reserve of
invested non-restricted equity.

The price of a Kesko A share quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki was €24.39 at the end
of 2012, and €25.11 at the end of March 2013, representing an increase of 3.0%.
Correspondingly, the price of a B share was €24.77 at the end of 2012, and
€24.37 at the end of March 2013, representing a decrease of 1.6%. In January-
March, the highest A share price was €25.99 and the lowest was €24.35. For B
share, they were €25.87 and €23.35 respectively. In January-March, the Helsinki
stock exchange (OMX Helsinki) All-Share index was up by 5.8% and the weighted
OMX Helsinki CAP index by 5.5%. The Retail Index was down by 2.0%.

At the end of March 2013, the market capitalisation of A shares was €797
million, while that of B shares was €1,619 million, excluding the shares held by
the parent company. The combined market capitalisation of A and B shares was
€2,416 million, a decrease of €2 million from the end of 2012. In January-March
2013, a total of 0.3 (0.6) million A shares were traded on the Helsinki stock
exchange, down 55%. The exchange value of A shares was €7 million. The total
number of B shares traded was 10.1 (20.6) million, down 51%. The exchange value
of B shares was €248 million.

The company operates the 2007 option scheme for management and other key
personnel, under which the share subscription period of 2007B share options runs
from 1 April 2011 to 30 April 2013, and that of 2007C share options runs from 1
April 2012 to 30 April 2014. The share options have been included on the
official list of the Helsinki stock exchange since the beginning of the share
subscription periods. During the reporting period, a total of 294,347 2007B
share options were traded at a total value of €749,548, and correspondingly, a
total of 88,901 2007C share options were traded at a total value of €1,011,589.
The share subscription period of 2007A share options under the option scheme and
their trading on the official list ended in 2012.

The Board has the authority, granted by the Annual General Meeting of 16 April
2012 and valid until 30 June 2015, to issue a total maximum of 20,000,000 new B
shares. The shares can be issued against payment for subscription by
shareholders in a directed issue in proportion to their existing shareholdings
regardless of whether they consist of A or B shares, or, deviating from the
shareholder's pre-emptive right, in a directed issue, if there is a weighty
financial reason for the company, such as using the shares to develop the
company's capital structure, and financing possible acquisitions, investments or
other arrangements within the scope of the company's business operations. The
amount paid for the shares is recognised in the reserve of invested non-
restricted equity. The authorisation also includes the Board's authority to
decide on the share subscription price, the right to issue shares against non-
cash consideration and the right to make decisions on other matters concerning
share issuances.

In addition, the Board has the authority, granted by the Annual General Meeting
of 8 April 2013 and valid until 30 September 2014 to decide on the acquisition
of a maximum of 500,000 own B shares, and the authority, valid until 30 June
2017, to decide on the issuance of a maximum of 1,000,000 own B shares held as
treasury shares by the company.

On 4 February 2013, the Board decided to grant own B shares held as treasury
shares by the company to people included in the target group of the vesting
period, based on the authority to issue own shares, valid prior to the Annual
General Meeting held on 8 April 2013, and the fulfilment of the vesting criteria
of the 2012 vesting period of Kesko's three-year share-based compensation plan.
The issuance of 66,331 own B shares, referred to above, was announced in a stock
exchange release on 5 February 2013 and on 5 April 2013. The latter release also
announced that 866 own B shares had been returned to the company without
consideration. Further information on the Board's authorisations is available at
www.kesko.fi.

At the end of March 2013, the number of shareholders was 44,692, which was 138
more than at the end of 2012. At the end of March, foreign ownership of all
shares was 19%. At the end of March, foreign ownership of B shares was 28%.

Flagging notifications
Kesko Corporation did not receive flagging notifications during the reporting
period.

Key events during the reporting period
Changes, effective 5 February 2013, took place in Kesko's Corporate Management
Board. Arja Talma, M.Sc. (Econ.), eMBA, 50, was appointed Senior Vice President
responsible for the Kesko Group's store sites and investments. Terho
Kalliokoski, M.S. (Econ.), 51, was appointed Rautakesko Ltd's President. Jorma
Rauhala, M.Sc. (Econ.), 47, was appointed Kesko Food Ltd's President. Starting
from 5 February 2013, Kesko's Corporate Management Board is composed of Matti
Halmesmäki, Chair; Jorma Rauhala, food trade; Minna Kurunsaari, home and
speciality goods trade and Kesko's customer information and e-commerce projects;
Terho Kalliokoski, building and home improvement trade; Pekka Lahti, car and
machinery trade; Arja Talma, store sites and investments; Jukka Erlund, CFO,
accounting, finance and IT management; and Matti Mettälä, human resources and
stakeholder relations. (Stock exchange release on 5 February 2013)

Events after the reporting period
On 5 April 2013, Kesko transferred a total of 66,331 own B shares (KESBV) held
by the company as treasury shares to the about 150 Kesko management employees
and other named key persons included in the target group of the 2012 vesting
period of Kesko's three-year share-based compensation plan. In the same context,
866 B shares, originally transferred to a person included in the target group of
the 2011 vesting period of the share-based compensation plan, were returned to
Kesko. After the transfer and return of shares, Kesko holds 543,126 own B shares
as treasury shares. (Stock exchange release on 5 April 2013)

With effect from 1 January 2013, the Kesko Group adopted the revised IAS 19
Employee benefits standard. The amendment had an impact on the Kesko Group's
pension costs and profit, as well as the pension assets and equity on the
balance sheet. Resulting from the amendment, the Kesko's consolidated income
statement, consolidated statement of financial position and segment information
for 2012 were updated in compliance with the requirements prescribed in the
revised standard. (Stock exchange release on 11 April 2013)

Resolutions of the 2013 Annual General Meeting and decisions of the Board's
organisational meeting
Kesko Corporation's Annual General Meeting, held after the reporting period of
8 April 2013, adopted the financial statements for 2012 and discharged the Board
members and the Managing Director from liability. The General Meeting also
resolved, as proposed by the Board, to distribute €1.20 per share, or a total of
€117,892,576.80 as dividends. The dividend pay date was 18 April 2013. The
General Meeting resolved that the number of Board members is unchanged at seven,
elected PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy as the company's auditor, with APA Johan
Kronberg as the auditor with principal responsibility, and approved the Board's
proposals for amending Article 9 of the Articles of Association concerning the
delivery of the notice of a General Meeting, for authorising the Board to
acquire a maximum of 500,000 own B shares and to issue a maximum of 1,000,000
own B shares held as treasury shares by the company. The General Meeting also
approved the Board's proposal that it be authorised to decide on the donations
in a total maximum of €300,000 for charitable or corresponding purposes until
the Annual General Meeting to be held in 2014.

The organisational meeting of the company's Board of Directors, held after the
Annual General Meeting, kept the compositions of the Audit Committee and the
Remuneration Committee unchanged. The Board's Audit Committee is composed of the
Board members Maarit Näkyvä (Ch.), Seppo Paatelainen (Deputy Ch., Board Deputy
Ch.) and Virpi Tuunainen elected by Kesko's Annual General Meeting of 16 April
2012, and correspondingly, the Remuneration Committee is composed of Board
members Esa Kiiskinen (Ch., Board Ch.), Seppo Paatelainen (Deputy Ch., Board
Deputy Ch.) and Ilpo Kokkila. In addition to the above, Board members elected by
the said meeting include Tomi Korpisaari and Toni Pokela. The term of office of
all Board members, provided by Kesko's Articles of Association, will end at the
close of the Annual General Meeting of 2015. The Board elects the Board Chair
and Deputy Chair for the whole three-year term of the Board members and the
Committee Chairs, Deputy Chairs and members for one year at a time.

The resolutions of the Annual General Meeting and the decisions of the Board's
organisational meeting were announced in more detail in stock exchange releases
on 8 April 2013.

Responsibility
In January, Kesko was included on 'The Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations
in the World' list for the ninth time. Kesko was classified into the bronze
class in the Food & Drug Retailers sector in RobecoSAM's Sustainability Yearbook
2013.

Kesko announced its updated responsibility programme, which contains both short-
term objectives and objectives extending to 2020 for the operations of Kesko and
the whole K-Group.

Kesko and K-stores will take active part in the social guarantee for young
people initiative, with a view to promoting employment and preventing social
exclusion among young people. A tailored programme will be built for the K-Group
to employ young people in K-stores and Kesko.

In March, Kesko and K-stores took part in the Earth Hour 2013 event by turning
off the illuminated signs and pylons in their remote controlled properties and
stores across Finland for one hour.

In March, Kesko was awarded by World Finance Magazine for 'the Best Corporate
Governance in Finland' in terms of corporate governance development and
reporting, as in two previous years.

Risk management
The Kesko Group has an established and comprehensive risk management process.
Risks and their management are assessed in the Group regularly and they are
reported to the Group's management. Kesko's risk management and risks associated
with business operations are described in more detail on Kesko's website in the
section Corporate Governance.

The most significant near-future risks in Kesko's business operations are
related to the general economic development, the financial market situation in
the euro zone and low consumer confidence in Kesko's operating area and their
impact on the Kesko Group's sales and profit performance. During the first
months of the year, no material changes are estimated to have taken place in the
risks described in the 2012 report by Kesko's Board of Directors and the
financial statements, or in the risks described on Kesko's website.

The risks and uncertainties related to financial performance are described in
the section future outlook of this release.

Future outlook
Estimates of the future outlook for the Kesko Group's net sales and operating
profit excluding non-recurring items are given for the 12 months following the
reporting period (4/2013-3/2014) in comparison with the 12 months preceding the
reporting period (4/2012-3/2013).

Resulting from the problems of European national economies, the future prospects
for the general economic situation and consumer demand continue to be
characterised by significant uncertainty. In consequence of weakened employment
and consumers' purchasing power, the growth prospects for the trading sector
have deteriorated.

In the Finnish grocery trade, the market is expected to remain stable. As a
result of the weakened economic situation, the markets for the home and
speciality goods trade, the building and home improvement trade and the car and
machinery trade in Finland are expected to fall.
The Kesko Group's net sales for the next twelve months are expected to match the
level of the preceding twelve months. As a result of measures taken to enhance
business operations and cost savings, the operating profit excluding non-
recurring items for the next twelve months is expected to exceed the operating
profit excluding non-recurring items for the preceding twelve months, unless the
overall consumer demand significantly weakens. Capital expenditure is expected
to be lower compared to the capital expenditure for the preceding twelve months.



Helsinki, 24 April 2013
Kesko Corporation
Board of Directors

The information in the interim report release are unaudited.

Further information is available from Jukka Erlund, Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer, telephone +358 1053 22113, and Eva Kaukinen, Vice President,
Corporate Controller, telephone +358 1053 22338. A Finnish-language webcast from
the media and analyst briefing on the interim report can be accessed at
www.kesko.fi at 11.00. An English-language web conference on the interim report
will be held today at 14.30 (Finnish time). The web conference login is
available on Kesko's website at www.kesko.fi.

Kesko Corporation's interim report for January-June will be released on 24 July
2013. In addition, the Kesko Group's sales figures are published each month.
News releases and other company information are available on Kesko's website at
www.kesko.fi.


KESKO CORPORATION


Merja Haverinen
Vice President, Corporate Communications


ATTACHMENTS: TABLES SECTION
Accounting policies
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
Consolidated statement of financial position
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
Consolidated statement of cash flows
Group's performance indicators
Net sales by segment
Operating profit by segment
Operating profit excl. non-recurring items by segment
Operating margin excl. non-recurring items by segment
Capital employed by segment
Return on capital employed excl. non-recurring items by segment
Capital expenditure by segment
Segment information by quarter
Change in tangible and intangible assets
Related party transactions
Fair value hierarchy of financial assets and liabilities
Personnel average and at the end of the reporting period
Group's commitments
Calculation of performance indicators
K-Group's retail and B2B sales

DISTRIBUTION
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Main news media
www.kesko.fi


TABLES SECTION:

Accounting policies

This interim report has been prepared in accordance with the IAS 34 standard.
The interim report has been prepared in accordance with the same accounting
principles as the annual financial statements for 2012, with the exception of
the following changes due to the adoption of new and revised IFRS standards and
IFRIC interpretations:

The amendment to the IAS 19 Employee benefits standard changes the determination
of the return on defined benefit pension plan assets. According to the revised
standard, the rate used to discount the retirement benefit obligation is used as
the return on assets in place of the expected long-term return on the assets
used previously. Due to the amendment, the net return on defined benefit pension
plans recognised in the consolidated income statement decreases. In addition,
the amendment to the IAS 19 Employee benefits standard eliminates the
possibility to apply the so-called "corridor approach" to the calculation of
retirement benefits classified as defined benefit pension plans, which follows
that the changes in the calculation assumptions used for measuring the pension
obligation and the covering assets are recognised in pension assets and equity
in the balance sheet. The impact of the amendment was announced in a separate
stock exchange release on 11 April 2013.

In addition, the Group has adopted the following standards and amendments to
standards issued for application:
-IAS 1 Presentation of financial statements (amendment)
-IFRS 13 Fair value measurement
-IFRS 7 Financial instruments: Disclosures (amendment)

 Consolidated income statement (€ million),
 condensed

                                                1-3/   1-3/ Change,%  1-12/
                                                2013   2012            2012

 Net sales                                     2,159  2,318     -6.9  9,686

 Cost of goods sold                           -1,875 -2,007     -6.6 -8,367

 Gross profit                                    284    311     -8.6  1,319

 Other operating income                          173    170      1.6    747

 Staff cost                                     -153   -152      0.6   -608

 Depreciation and impairment charges             -37    -36      3.2   -158

 Other operating expenses                       -248   -268     -7.5 -1 088

 Operating profit                                 19     25    -23.2    212

 Interest income and other finance income          3      5    -37.4     21

 Interest expense and other finance costs         -5     -4     39.2    -17

 Exchange differences                             -1     -2     -9.9     -5

 Income from associates                            0      0     (..)     -1

 Profit before tax                                16     25    -36.8    210

 Income tax                                       -5     -7    -34.5    -75

 Net profit for the period                        11     18    -37.8    136



 Attributable to

   Owners of the parent                           11     16    -29.4    124

   Non-controlling
   interests                                       0      2     (..)     11



 Earnings per share (€)
 for profit attributable to
 equity holders of the parent



 Basic                                          0.11   0.16    -29.5   1.27

 Diluted                                        0.11   0.16    -29.6   1.26



 Consolidated statement
 of comprehensive
 income (€ million)

                                                1-3/   1-3/ Change,%  1-12/
                                                2013   2012            2012

 Net profit for the period                        11     18    -37,8    136

 Items that will not be reclassified to
 profit or loss

 Actuarial gains and losses                        -      9        -      1

 Actuarial gains and losses,
 tax                                               -     -2        -      0

 Items that may be reclassified subsequently
 to profit or loss

 Exchange differences on translating foreign
 operations                                        3      4    -20.8      0

 Adjustment for hyperinflation                     2      1     (..)      4

 Cash flow hedge revaluation                       0     -2     83.5     -3

 Revaluation of available-for- sale financial
 assets                                            0      0     (..)      9

 Other items                                       -      -        -      0

 Comprehensive income that may be
 reclassified subsequently to profit or loss,
 tax                                               0      0    -91.2      1

 Total other comprehensive income for the
 period,
 net of tax                                        4     10    -55.7     11

 Total comprehensive income for the period        15     28    -44.3    147


 Attributable to

   Owners of the parent 14 27 -46.6 133

   Non-controlling
   interests             1  1   1.1  14

(..) Change over 100%

 Consolidated statement of financial
 position (€ million), condensed

                                       31.3.2013 31.3.2012 Change, % 31.12.2012

 ASSETS

 Non-current assets

 Tangible assets                           1,685     1,555       8.4      1,678

 Intangible assets                           190       190       0.0        192

 Investments in associates and other
 financial assets                            106        70      51.8        105

 Loans and receivables                        90        78      15.9         91

 Pension assets                              154       162      -4.6        154

 Total                                     2,225     2,054       8.4      2,220



 Current assets

 Inventories                                 859       909      -5.4        814

 Trade receivables                           805       804       0.1        703

 Other receivables                           198       289     -31.6        153

 Financial assets at fair value
 through profit or loss                       98        75      31.3        137

 Available-for-sale financial assets         218       163      33.1        249

 Cash and cash equivalents                    95        54      74.7        103

 Total                                     2,273     2,294      -0.9      2,160

 Non-current assets held for sale              2         1      95.4          2

 Total assets                              4,500     4,349       3.5      4,382


                                       31.3.2013 31.3.2012 Change, % 31.12.2012

 EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

 Equity                                    2,221     2,210       0.5      2,206

 Non-controlling interests                    68        59      14.2         67

 Total equity                              2,289     2,269       0.8      2,272



 Non-current liabilities

 Interest-bearing liabilities                438       205      (..)        450

 Non-interest-bearing liabilities             10        20     -47.2         10

 Deferred tax liabilities                     78        91     -14.0         81

 Pension obligations                           2         2      -5.5          2

 Provisions                                   20        11      76.0         21

 Total                                       547       329      66.4        564



 Current liabilities

 Interest-bearing liabilities                206       241     -14.3        174

 Trade payables                              955     1,001      -4.6        808

 Other non-interest-bearing
 liabilities                                 463       486      -4.8        524

 Provisions                                   41        23      76.9         40

 Total                                     1,664     1,751      -5.0      1,546



 Total equity and liabilities              4,500     4,349       3.5      4,382

(..) Change over 100%

Consolidated statement of changes in equity (€ million)
                               Cur-
                               rency                               Non-
                               trans-                       Re-    cont-
                Share          lation                       tained rolling
                capi-          differ- Revaluation Treasury earn-  inter-
                tal   Reserves ences   reserve     shares   ings   ests    Total

 Balance at
 1 Jan. 2012      197      441      -3           3      -22  1,567      58 2,241

 Shares
 subscribed
 with options

 Share-based
 payments                                                 0      0       0     1

 Dividends

 Other changes                                            0      0             0

 Net profit for
 the period                                                     16       2    18

 Other
 comprehen-sive
 income

 Items not
 classified to
 profit or loss

 Actuarial
 gains/losses                                                    9             9

 Actuarial
 gains and
 losses,
 tax                                                            -2            -2

 Items that may
 be
 reclassified
 subsequently
 to profit or
 loss

 Exchange
 differences on
 translating
 foreign
 operations                  0       5                                  -1     4

 Adjustment for
 hyperinflation                                                  0       1     1

 Cash flow
 hedge
 revaluation                                    -2                            -2

 Revaluation of
 available-for-
 sale financial
 assets                                          0                             0

 Tax relating
 to other
 comprehen-sive
 income                                          0                             0

 Total other
 comprehen-sive
 income                      0       5          -1        0      7      -1    10

 Balance at
 31 Mar. 2012     197      441       1           1      -22  1,600      59 2,269



 Balance at
 1 Jan. 2013      197      442      -2          10      -19  1,578      67 2,272

 Shares
 subscribed
 with options                1                                                 1

 Share-based
 payments                                                 0              0     0

 Dividends

 Other changes                                                   0             0

 Net profit for
 the period                                                     11       0    11

 Other
 comprehen-sive
 income

 Items not
 classified to
 profit or loss

 Actuarial
 gains/losses

 Actuarial
 gains and
 losses,
 tax

 Items that may
 be
 reclassified
 subsequently
 to profit or
 loss

 Exchange
 differences on
 translating
 foreign
 operations                  0       3                                   0     3

 Adjustment for
 hyperinflation                                                  0       2     2

 Cash flow
 hedge
 revaluation                                     0                             0

 Revaluation of
 available-for-
 sale financial
 assets                                          0                             0

 Tax relating
 to other
 comprehen-sive
 income                                          0                             0

 Total other
 comprehen-sive
 income                      0       3           0        0      0       2     4

 Balance at
 31 Mar. 2013     197      443       1          10      -19  1,590      68 2,289


Consolidated statement of cash flows (€ million), condensed
                                              1-3/     1-3/ Change, % 1-12/
                                              2013     2012            2012

 Cash flows from operating activities

 Profit before tax                              16       25     -36.8   210

 Planned depreciation                           37       36       3.2   155

 Finance income and costs                        3        0      (..)     1

 Other adjustments                              -1        9      (..)   103



 Change in working capital

 Current non-interest-bearing
 operating receivables,
 increase (-)/decrease (+)                    -144     -120      20.2     5

 Inventories,
 increase (-)/decrease (+)                     -43      -37      16.1    57

 Current non-interest-bearing
 liabilities,
 increase (+)/decrease (-)                      87      100     -13.6   -70



 Financial items and tax                       -13      -18     -28.0   -79

 Net cash from operating activities            -59       -5      (..)   382



 Cash flows from investing activities

 Investing activities                          -44     -111     -59.8  -411

 Sales of fixed assets                           2       20     -87.4    24

 Increase in non-current receivables             0       -1      (..)    -4

 Net cash used in investing activities         -42      -92     -54.4  -391



 Cash flows from financing activities

 Interest-bearing liabilities, increase
 (+)/decrease (-)                               22       49     -54.9   230

 Current interest-bearing
 receivables,
 increase (-)/decrease (+)                       1      -21      (..)    37

 Dividends paid                                  -        -         -  -123

 Equity increase                                 1        -         -     1

 Short-term money market investments,
 increase (-)/ decrease (+)                     21       32     -34.5    -2

 Other items                                    -2       -6     -72.9   -14

 Net cash used in financing activities          43       53     -20.3   130



 Change in cash and cash equivalents           -58      -44      32.9   121



 Cash and cash equivalents and current
 portion of available-for-sale financial
 assets at 1 Jan.                              352      231      52.5   231

 Currency translation difference adjustment
 and revaluation                                 0  0           -17.6     0

 Cash and cash equivalents and current
 portion of available-for-sale financial
 assets at 31 Mar.                             294      187      57.0   352

(..) Change over 100%

 Group's performance indicators

                                         1-3/2013 1-3/2012 Change, pp 1-12/2012

 Return on capital employed, %                3.1      4.1       -1.0       8.3

 Return on capital employed, %,
 moving 12 mo                                 8.0     12.0       -4.0       8.3

 Return on capital employed excl. non-
 recurring items, %                           3.0      3.6       -0.7       9.0

 Return on capital employed excl. non-
 recurring items, %, moving 12 mo             8.8     11.9       -3.1       9.0

 Return on equity, %                          1.9      3.1       -1.2       6.0

 Return on equity, %, moving 12 mo            5.7      8.4       -2.8       6.0

 Return on equity excl. non-recurring
 items, %                                     1.8      2.8       -0.9       6.9

 Return on equity excl. non-recurring
 items, %, moving 12 mo                       6.6      8.3       -1.7       6.9

 Equity ratio, %                             51.7     52.8       -1.1      52.5

 Gearing, %                                  10.2      6.8        3.4       6.0

                                                            Change, %

 Capital expenditure, € million              41.5    104.1      -60.2     378.3

 Capital expenditure, % of net sales          1.9      4.5      -57.2       3.9

 Earnings per share, basic, €                0.11     0.16      -29.5      1.27

 Earnings per share, diluted, €              0.11     0.16      -29.6      1.26

 Earnings per share excl. non-recurring
 items, basic, €                             0.11     0.14      -23.2      1.47

 Cash flow from operating activities,
 € million                                    -59       -5       (..)       382

 Cash flow from investing activities,
 € million                                    -42      -92      -54.4      -391

 Equity per share, €                        22.62    22.56        0.2     22.48

 Interest-bearing net debt                  233.2    153.6       51.8     135.3

 Diluted number of

 shares, average for

 reporting period                          98,724   98,413        0.2    98,472

 Personnel, average                        19,126   19,143       -0.1    19,741

 (..) Change over 100%


 Group's performance indicators by quarter  1-3/  4-6/  7-9/ 10-12/  1-3/
                                            2012  2012  2012   2012  2013

 Net sales, € million                      2,318 2,460 2,449  2,459 2,159

 Change in net sales, %                     10.2  -0.5   1.9   -0.9  -6.9

 Operating profit, € million                25.1  57.7  77.4   51.8  19.2

 Operating margin, %                         1.1   2.3   3.2    2.1   0.9

 Operating profit excl. non- recurring
 items, € million                           22.3  59.4  77.4   70.9  18.6

 Operating margin excl.
 non-recurring items, %                      1.0   2.4   3.2    2.9   0.9

 Finance income/costs,
 € million                                  -0.1  -0.3  -1.3    1.1  -3.3

 Profit before tax,
 € million                                  25.0  57.3  76.1   52.1  15.8

 Profit before tax, %                        1.1   2.3   3.1    2.1   0.7

 Return on capital employed, %               4.1   8.9  11.9    8.0   3.1

 Return on capital employed excl. non-
 recurring items, %                          3.6   9.2  11.9   10.9   3.0

 Return on equity, %                         3.1   7.0   9.6    4.4   1.9

 Return on equity excl.
 non-recurring items, %                      2.8   7.3   9.6    8.0   1.8

 Equity ratio, %                            52.8  51.2  51.3   52.5  51.7

 Capital expenditure, € million            104.1  67.8 102.6  103.8  41.5

 Earnings per share, diluted, €             0.16  0.37  0.50   0.23  0.11

 Equity per share, €                       22.56 21.72 22.33  22.48 22.62


Segment information

 Net sales by segment                               1-3/  1-3/ Change 1-12/
 (€ million)                                        2013  2012      %  2012



 Food trade total                                  1,045 1,010    3.5 4,311

 - of which intersegment trade                        43    45   -4.9   172



 Home and speciality goods trade, Finland            335   356   -6.1 1,557

 Home and speciality goods trade, other countries*    10    13  -19.3    45

 Home and speciality goods trade total               345   369   -6.5 1,603

 - of which intersegment trade                         3     4   -9.7    18



 Building and home improvement trade, Finland        281   300   -6.4 1,229

 Building and home improvement trade, other
 countries*                                          281   329  -14.6 1,598

 Building and home improvement trade total           562   629  -10.7 2,827

 - of which intersegment trade                         0     0   37.0     0



 Car and machinery trade, Finland                    231   337  -31.5   998

 Car and machinery trade, other countries*            19    16   17.8   116

 Car and machinery trade
 total                                               249   353  -29.3 1,114

 - of which intersegment trade                         0     0  -31.2     1



 Common operations and
 eliminations                                        -42   -42   -0.5  -169

 Finland total                                     1,841 1,961   -6.1 7,924

 Other countries total*                              318   357  -11.0 1,762

 Group total                                       2,159 2,318   -6.9 9,686

* net sales in countries other than Finland

 Operating profit by segment (€ million)  1-3/  1-3/        1-12/
                                          2013  2012 Change  2012



 Food trade                               48.2  37.4   10.8 170.2

 Home and speciality goods trade         -17.7 -12.9   -4.8   0.0

 Building and home improvement trade     -16.1  -9.0   -7.0  11.6

 Car and machinery trade                   7.8  15.5   -7.7  41.9

 Common operations and eliminations       -3.0  -5.9    2.9 -11.8

 Group total                              19.2  25.1   -5.8 212.0


 Operating profit excl.
 non-recurring items                  1-3/  1-3/        1-12/
 by segment (€ million)               2013  2012 Change  2012



 Food trade                           48.2  34.7   13.5 167.5

 Home and speciality goods trade     -17.8 -12.9   -4.8  19.6

 Building and home improvement trade -16.6  -9.0   -7.6  13.3

 Car and machinery trade               7.8  15.5   -7.7  41.9

 Common operations and eliminations   -3.0  -5.9    2.9 -12.2

 Group total                          18.6  22.3   -3.7 230.0


 Operating margin
 excl. non-recurring                 1-3/ 1-3/            1-12/ Moving 12 mo
 items by segment                    2013 2012 Change, pp  2012       3/2013



 Food trade                           4.6  3.4        1.2   3.9          4.2

 Home and speciality goods trade     -5.2 -3.5       -1.6   1.2          0.9

 Building and home improvement trade -3.0 -1.4       -1.5   0.5          0.2

 Car and machinery trade              3.1  4.4       -1.3   3.8          3.4

 Group total                          0.9  1.0       -0.1   2.4          2.4



 Capital employed by
 segment, cumulative                  1-3/  1-3/        1-12/
 average (€ million)                  2013  2012 Change  2012



 Food trade                            854   706    148   763

 Home and speciality goods trade       477   479     -3   514

 Building and home improvement trade   762   754      8   760

 Car and machinery trade               170   199    -29   188

 Common operations and eliminations    258   315    -57   327

 Group total                         2,520 2,453     67 2,552


 Return on capital
 employed excl. non-
 recurring items by segment, %        1-3/  1-3/            1-12/       Moving
                                      2013  2012 Change, pp  2012 12 mo 3/2013



 Food trade                           22.6  19.6        2.9  21.9         22.7

 Home and speciality goods trade     -14.9 -10.8       -4.1   3.8          2.9

 Building and home improvement trade  -8.7  -4.8       -3.9   1.7          0.7

 Car and machinery trade              18.3  31.2      -12.9  22.3         18.9

 Group total                           3.0   3.6       -0.7   9.0          8.8


 Capital expenditure by segment (€ million) 1-3/ 1-3/        1-12/
                                            2013 2012 Change  2012



 Food trade                                   17   60    -44   200

 Home and speciality goods trade               8   18    -10    61

 Building and home improvement trade          13   12      1    63

 Car and machinery trade                       4   13     -9    27

 Common operations and eliminations            1    1      0    28

 Group total                                  41  104    -63   378


Segment information by quarter

 Net sales by segment                 1-3/  4-6/  7-9/ 10-12/  1-3/
 (€ million)                          2012  2012  2012   2012  2013

 Food trade                          1,010 1,091 1,078  1,132 1,045

 Home and speciality goods trade       369   352   395    487   345

 Building and home improvement trade   629   782   759    657   562

 Car and machinery trade               353   274   259    227   249

 Common operations and eliminations    -42   -41   -41    -45   -42

 Group total                         2,318 2,460 2,449  2,459 2,159


 Operating profit by segment (€ million)  1-3/ 4-6/ 7-9/ 10-12/  1-3/
                                          2012 2012 2012   2012  2013

 Food trade                               37.4 38.6 49.4   44.8  48.2

 Home and speciality goods trade         -12.9 -0.7  0.9   12.8 -17.7

 Building and home improvement trade      -9.0 13.5 17.9  -10.8 -16.1

 Car and machinery trade                  15.5 10.3 11.4    4.7   7.8

 Common operations and eliminations       -5.9 -4.0 -2.2    0.3  -3.0

 Group total                              25.1 57.7 77.4   51.8  19.2


 Operating profit excl. non-recurring items   1-3/ 4-6/ 7-9/ 10-12/  1-3/
 by segment (€ million)                       2012 2012 2012   2012  2013

 Food trade                                   34.7 38.6 49.4   44.8  48.2

 Home and speciality goods trade             -12.9 -0.7  0.9   32.3 -17.8

 Building and home improvement trade          -9.0 15.2 17.9  -10.8 -16.6

 Car and machinery trade                      15.5 10.3 11.4    4.7   7.8

 Common operations and eliminations           -5.9 -4.0 -2.2   -0.1  -3.0

 Group total                                  22.3 59.4 77.4   70.9  18.6


 Operating margin
 excl. non-recurring                 1-3/ 4-6/ 7-9/ 10-12/ 1-3/
 items by segment                    2012 2012 2012   2012 2013

 Food trade                           3.4  3.5  4.6    4.0  4.6

 Home and speciality goods trade     -3.5 -0.2  0.2    6.6 -5.2

 Building and home improvement trade -1.4  1.9  2.4   -1.6 -3.0

 Car and machinery trade              4.4  3.7  4.4    2.1  3.1

 Group total                          1.0  2.4  3.2    2.9  0.9



Change in tangible and intangible assets (€ million)

                                              31.3.2013 31.3.2012

 Opening net carrying amount                      1,870     1,680

 Depreciation, amortisation and impairment          -37       -36

 Investments in tangible and intangibe assets        43       106

 Disposals                                           -6       -18

 Currency translation differences                     5        13

 Closing net carrying amount                      1,875     1,745




Related party transactions
The Group's related parties include its key management (the Board of Directors,
the President and CEO and the Corporate Management Board), subsidiaries,
associates and the Kesko Pension Fund.
The following transactions were carried out with related parties:
                                 1-3/2013 1-3/2012

 Sales of goods and services           22       18

 Purchases of goods and services        7        3

 Other operating income                 0        0

 Other operating expenses               7        6

 Finance costs                          0        0

 Receivables                            9       67

 Liabilities                           28       38


Fair value hierarchy of financial assets and liabilities (€ million)

                                              Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 31.3.2013

 Financial assets at fair value through
 profit or loss                                            98                98

 Derivative financial instruments at fair
 value through profit or loss

    Derivative financial assets                             3                 3

    Derivative financial liabilities                       12                12

 Available-for-sale financial assets               18     199       7       225


                                              Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 31.3.2012

 Financial assets at fair value through
 profit or loss                                            75                75

 Derivative financial instruments at fair
 value through profit or loss

    Derivative financial assets                             4                 4

    Derivative financial liabilities                       21                21

 Available-for-sale financial assets               30     133       7       170


Level 1 instruments are traded in active markets and their fair values are
directly based on quoted market prices. The fair values of level 2 instruments
are derived from market data. The fair values of level 3 instruments are not
based on observable market data.

Personnel, average and at 31 March

 Personnel average by
 segment                             1-3/2013 1-3/2012 Change

 Food trade                             2,856    2,652    204

 Home and speciality goods trade        5,786    5,983   -197

 Building and home improvement trade    8,836    8,869    -33

 Car and machinery trade                1,223    1,210     13

 Common operations                        425      429     -4

 Group total                           19,126   19,143    -18



 Personnel at 31 March*
 by segment                              2013     2012 Change

 Food trade                             3,183    3,007    176

 Home and speciality goods trade        8,030    8,128    -98

 Building and home improvement trade    9,931   10,008    -77

 Car and machinery trade                1,263    1,280    -17

 Common operations                        474      486    -12

 Group total                           22,881   22,909    -28

* total number incl. part-time employees

 Group's commitments (€ million)

                                                 31.3.2013 31.3.2012  Change, %

 Own commitments                                       181       181       -0.1

 For associates                                         65         -          -

 For others                                             10         8       33.2

 Lease liabilities for machinery and equipment          25        26       -3.9

 Lease liabilities for real estate                   2,274     2,265        0.4



 Liabilities arising from derivative instruments



 Values of underlying instruments at 31 March                        Fair value
                                                 31.3.2013 31.3.2012  31.3.2013

 Interest rate derivatives

    Interest rate swaps                                203       205       1.24

 Currency derivatives

    Forward and future contracts                       234       334      -1.81

    Option agreements                                   10         7      -0.02

    Currency swaps                                     100       100      -6.71

 Commodity derivatives

    Electricity derivatives                             40        30      -2.09



Calculation of performance indicators

                                          Operating profit x 100 / (Non-current
                                          assets + Inventories + Receivables +
 Return on capital employed*, %           Other current assets - Non-interest-
                                          bearing liabilities) on average for
                                          the reporting period



                                          Operating profit for prior 12 months
 Return on capital employed, %, moving    x 100 / (Non-current assets +
 12 mo                                    Inventories + Receivables + Other
                                          current assets - Non-interest-bearing
                                          liabilities) on average for 12 months



                                          Operating profit excl. non-recurring
                                          items x 100 / (Non-current assets +
 Return on capital employed excl. non-    Inventories + Receivables + Other
 recurring items*, %                      current assets - Non-interest-bearing
                                          liabilities) on average for the
                                          reporting period



                                          Operating profit excl. non-recurring
                                          items for prior 12 months x 100 /
 Return on capital employed excl. non-    (Non-current assets + Inventories +
 recurring items, %, moving 12 months     Receivables + Other current assets -
                                          Non-interest-bearing liabilities) on
                                          average for 12 months



                                          (Profit/loss before tax - income tax)
 Return on equity*, %                     x 100 /
                                          Shareholders' equity



                                          (Profit/loss for prior 12 months
 Return on equity, %, moving 12 months    before tax - income tax
                                          for prior 12 months) x100 /           Shareholders' equity



                                          (Profit/loss adjusted for non-
 Return on equity excl. non-recurring     recurring items before tax - income
 items*, %                                tax adjusted for the tax effect of
                                          non-recurring items) x 100 /
                                          Shareholders' equity



                                          (Profit/loss for prior 12 months
                                          adjusted for non-recurring items
 Return on equity excl. non-recurring     before tax - income tax for prior 12
 items, %, moving 12 months               months adjusted for the tax effect of
                                          non-recurring items) x 100 /
                                          Shareholders' equity



                                          Shareholders' equity x 100 /
 Equity ratio, %                          (Balance sheet total - prepayments
                                          received)



                                          (Profit/loss - non-controlling
 Earnings/share, diluted                  interests) /
                                          Average diluted number of shares



                                          (Profit/loss - non-controlling
 Earnings/share, basic                    interests) /
                                          Average number of shares



 Earnings/share excl.                     (Profit/loss adjusted for non-
 non-recurring items,                     recurring items - non-controlling
 basic                                    interests) / Average number of shares



                                          Equity attributable to equity holders
 Equity/share                             of the parent /
                                          Basic number of shares at the balance
                                          sheet date



                                          Interest-bearing net liabilities x
 Gearing, %                               100 /
                                          Shareholders' equity


                                          Interest-bearing liabilities - money
 Interest-bearing net debt                market investments - cash and cash
                                          equivalents

* Indicators for return on capital have been annualised.


K-Group's retail and B2B sales, VAT 0% (preliminary data):

                                                             1.1.-31.3.2013

 K-Group's retail and                                   € million Change, %
 B2B sales



 K-Group's food trade

 K-food stores                                              1,140       2.1

 Kespro                                                       186       3.9

 Food trade total                                           1,326       2.4



 K-Group's home and
 speciality goods trade

 Home and speciality goods stores, Finland                    366      -8.5

 Home and speciality goods stores, other countries             10     -24.0

 Home and speciality
 goods trade total                                            376      -9.0



 K-Group's building and home improvement trade

 K-rauta and Rautia                                           170      -8.8

 Rautakesko B2B Service                                        38     -20.8

 K-maatalous                                                   93       4.3

 Finland total                                                301      -7.0

 Building and home improvement stores, other Nordic
 countries                                                    174     -28.6

 Building and home improvement stores, Baltic countries        70      -2.2

 Building and home improvement stores, other countries         72       4.8

 Building and home improvement trade total                    616     -12.8



 K-Group's car and
 machinery trade

 VV-Autotalot                                                  90     -35.2

 VV-Auto, import                                              107     -32.6

 Konekesko, Finland                                            39     -21.7

 Finland total                                                235     -32.1

 Konekesko, other countries                                    19      12.8

 Car and machinery trade
 total                                                        254     -30.0



 Finland total                                              2,220      -6.2

 Other countries total                                        353     -14.6

 Retail and B2B sales
 total                                                      2,573      -7.4




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