FINLAND: Kesko A : share capital increase based on the stock option scheme, 06/03/2010

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ESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE NOTIFICATION 03.06.2010 AT 09.30 1(2)



A total of 44,174 new Kesko Corporation B shares have been subscribed
for with

the 2003F stock options under Kesko Corporation's 2003 stock option
scheme. The

corresponding increase in the share capital, EUR88,348, has been entered
in the

Trade Register today. The new B shares will be listed on the official
list of

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki together with the old B shares for public trading on
Friday,

June 4, 2010.



A total of 44,174 new B shares were subscribed for with Kesko
Corporation's2003F

stock options. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the stock
option

scheme, the share subscription price with 2003F stock options was
EUR12.98 per

share. In consequence of these subscriptions, Kesko Corporation's
registered

share capital increases by EUR88,348 to a total of EUR197,282,584.



After this increase, the total number of Kesko Corporation's shares has
risen to

98,641,292, of which 31,737,007 are A shares and 66,904,285 are B
shares. Each A

share entitles the holder to ten votes and each B share to one vote.
After the

increase, the number of votes carried by Kesko Corporation shares is

384,274,355. The new B shares carry the right to dividend and other
shareholder

rights with effect from today.



The stock options marked with symbols 2003D, 2003E and 2003F were based
on the

decision made by Kesko Corporation's Annual General Meeting on March 31,
2003 to

offer stock options to the management of the Kesko Group. A total of
1,800,000

stock options were issued in the 2003 stock option scheme. The stock
options

were marked with symbols 2003D, 2003E and 2003F in such a way that each
unit had

600,000 stock options. Each stock option entitled to subscribe for one
Kesko

Corporation B share until the end of its exercise period. The exercise
periods

have expired.



The terms and conditions of the year 2003 stock option scheme were
published in

a stock exchange release on March 31, 2003.



Further information is available from Corporate Counsel Jarkko
Karjalainen, tel.

+358 1053 22602.





Kesko Corporation







Paavo Moilanen

Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications





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