Kesko Oyj - Company Announcement

Shareholders' proposals to the Annual General Meeting for the composition and remuneration of Kesko's Board of Directors

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 10.02.2015 AT 09.30 1(2)

Shareholders' proposals to the Annual General Meeting for the composition and
remuneration of Kesko's Board of Directors
Kesko Corporation's shareholders jointly holding over 10% of the votes attached
to the company shares have made a proposal to the Annual General Meeting to be
held on 13 April 2015 for the number of Board members, the members, their
remuneration and the reimbursement of their expenses.

Proposal for the number of Board members and the members

Kesko Corporation's shareholders jointly holding over 10% of the votes attached
to the company shares have proposed that the company's Annual General Meeting
resolve that the number of Board members is seven (7) and that retailer Esa
Kiiskinen, retailer, Master of Science in Economics Tomi Korpisaari, retailer
Toni Pokela and eMBA Mikael Aro (new member), Master of Science in Economics
Matti Kyytsönen (new member), Master of Science in Economics Anu Nissinen (new
member) and Master of Laws (Columbia University) Kaarina Ståhlberg (new member)
be elected as Board members for a term of three years provided in the Articles
of Association.

New Board member candidate Mikael Aro, b. 1965, eMBA, is the President and CEO
of VR-Group Ltd. His earlier positions include Senior Vice President (Northern
Europe) for Carlsberg Breweries AS and CEO of Oy Sinebrychoff Ab. In addition to
his principal occupation, Aro is currently the Chair of the Board of Nordic
Cinema Group. He is also a member of the Boards of the Confederation of Finnish
Industries (EK), Suomen Kansallisteatterin Osakeyhtiö, Service Sector Employers
PALTA, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Altia Plc and East Office of
Finnish Industries Oy. His previous positions include the Chair of the Boards of
The Federation of the Brewing and Soft Drinks Industry, Registered Association
Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce (FRCC), Carlsberg Danmark AS and Finnkino
Ltd, the First Deputy Chair of the Finnish Food and Drink Industries' Federation
(ETL) and a member of the Board of Oy Sinebrychoff Ab. As at 23 January 2015,
Aro held no Kesko Corporation shares.

New Board member candidate Matti Kyytsönen, b. 1949, Master of Science
(Economics), is the Chair of the Board of Silverback Consulting Oy. His earlier
positions include Managing Director of ISS Palvelut Oy, Esselte Oy and Oy
Perkko. In addition, his previous positions include Accounting Manager at
Insinööritoimisto Oy Vesto and Financial Analyst at Oy Mobil Oil Ab. Kyytsönen
is currently also a member of the Boards of Eltel Ab, Esperi Care Oy, Lindström
Invest Oy, KP-Tekno Oy and Port of Helsinki Ltd. His previous positions include
a member of the Boards of Oy Center-Inn Ab, Palvelutyönantajat ry, Confederation
of Finnish Industries (EK) and the Chair of the Board of Kiinteistöpalvelut ry.
In addition, he has been a member and the Chair of the Supervisory Board of The
Unemployment Insurance Fund and a member of the Supervisory Board of Varma
Mutual Pension Insurance Company. As at 26 January 2015, Kyytsönen held 185
Kesko B shares.

New Board member candidate Anu Nissinen, b. 1963, Master of Science (Economics),
is the CEO and Partner in Era Content Oy. Her earlier positions include CEO of
Sanoma Media Finland Ltd, President of Sanoma Entertainment Finland, Managing
Director of Welho/Helsinki Televisio Oy, Marketing Director of Helsinki
Televisio Oy and several marketing position at Oy Sinebrychoff Ab. In addition
to her principal occupation, Nissinen is currently a member of the Boards of DNA
Ltd, F-Secure Corporation and Siili Solutions Plc. As at 26 January 2015,
Nissinen held no Kesko Corporation shares.

New Board member candidate Kaarina Ståhlberg, b. 1966, Master of Laws (Columbia
University), is a lawyer and a self-employed person. Her earlier positions
include Legal Advisor in nuclear business matters at Fortum Corporation and
General Counsel and member of the Executive Management Team of Fortum
Corporation, lawyer at the law firm White & Case, and Vice President and
Assistant General Counsel, and Vice President for the Mobile Phones Legal
department of Nokia Plc. Her earlier positions also include member of the Board
of the Helsinki Chamber of Commerce. As at 26 January 2015, Ståhlberg held no
Kesko Corporation shares.
The biographical details of all Board member candidates and more detailed
information on their earlier duties are available on the company's website at
www.kesko.fi/yhtiokokous.

Proposal for the remuneration of Board members and the reimbursement of their
expenses

In addition, the same shareholders propose that the remuneration of the Board
members and the reimbursement of their expenses remain unchanged as follows:

- the Board Chair, an annual remuneration of €80,000,

- the Board Deputy Chair, an annual remuneration of €50,000,

- a Board member, an annual remuneration of €37,000,

- a meeting fee of €500/meeting for a Board meeting and its Committee's meeting,
but a meeting fee of €1,000/meeting to a Committee Chair who is not the Chair or
the Deputy Chair of the Board,

- daily allowances and reimbursement of travel expenses are paid to the Board
members in accordance with the general travel rules of Kesko.

The above proposals will be included in the notice of the General Meeting which
will be published separately.

Further information is available from Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Anne Leppälä-Nilsson, tel. +358 105 322 347.

Kesko Corporation

Merja Haverinen
Vice President, Group Communications

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