Kesko Oyj - Company Announcement

The Supreme Administrative Court does not grant leave to appeal against the Helsinki Administrative Court's decision concerning Kesko's taxation

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 11.06.2009 AT 17.15 1(1)

The Supreme Administrative Court has decided not to grant leave to
appeal against the Helsinki Administrative Court's prior decision not
to accept the €22.5 million write-down made by Rautakesko Ltd on the
shares of its Swedish subsidiary, K-rauta AB, in its taxation for the
year 2001.

The Supreme Administrative Court also decided not to grant leave to
appeal against the Helsinki Administrative Court's prior decision to
dismiss Kesko Corporation's appeal concerning the deductibility of
expenses added to its taxable income for the years 1997-1999. The
expenses were considered to be capital contributions to K-rauta AB.

The decisions will not affect the Kesko Group's result for the
financial year 2009.

A stock exchange release on these matters was previously published on
14 November 2007.

Further information is available from Jukka Erlund, Vice President,
Corporate Controller, tel. +358 1053 22338.


Kesko Corporation



Paavo Moilanen
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Responsibility


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