Kesko Oyj - Changes in company's own shares

Change in Kesko Corporation's treasury share holding

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 25.03.2014 AT 13.30 1(1)

Change in Kesko Corporation's treasury share holding

Kesko has today transferred a total of 600 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 2013 vesting period of
Kesko's three-year share-based compensation plan.

The share transfer is based on the decision of Kesko's Board or Directors,
announced in a stock exchange release on 4 February 2014, to grant own B shares
held by the company as treasury shares based on the fulfilment of the vesting
criteria of the 2013 vesting period.

After the transfer of shares, Kesko holds 941,075 own B shares as treasury
shares.

Further information is available from Ari Svensk, Vice President, Human
Resources, telephone +358 10 53 22080.


Kesko Corporation



Merja Haverinen
Vice President, Corporate Communications


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