DECISIONS MADE BY KESKO CORPORATION'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Kesko Corporation's Annual General Meeting held on 22 April 2002 adopted the financial statements for 2001, discharged those accountable for their responsibilities and decided to pay a dividend of 0.60 euros per share in accordance with the Board of Directors' proposal.

DECISIONS BY THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

1. Adoption of the financial statements
Kesko Corporation's income statement and balance sheet and the consolidated income statement and balance sheet for 2001 were adopted.

2. Payment of dividends
A decision was made to pay a dividend of 0.60 euros per share for Kesko Corporation's shares. The record date is 25 April 2002 and 3 May 2002 is the date from which the dividends are payable.

3. Discharge from responsibilities
Those accountable were discharged from their responsibilities for the financial period of 2001.

4. Auditors
The auditors elected are:
PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, Certified Public Accountants; Auditors with principal responsibility Pekka Nikula, B.Sc. (Econ.), CPA, and Mauno Tervo, B.Sc. (Econ.), CPA.

For further information, please contact Juhani Järvi, Executive Vice President and CFO, telephone +358 1053 22209.

KESKO CORPORATION
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Erkki Heikkinen
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