Decisions of the organisational meeting of Kesko Corporation's Board of Directors

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 29.03.2010 AT 17.00 1(1)

The organisational meeting of Kesko Corporation's Board of Directors, held after the Annual General Meeting, resolved to maintain the compositions of the Board's Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee unchanged.

After the Annual General Meeting, Kesko Corporation's Board of Directors held an organisational meeting in which it appointed Maarit Näkyvä (Ch.), Seppo Paatelainen and Mikko Kosonen anew as the Chair and other members of the Audit Committee and Heikki Takamäki (Ch.), Seppo Paatelainen and Ilpo Kokkila as the Chair and other members of the Remuneration Committee.

Based on the Board of Directors' evaluation of independence, all members of the Audit Committee are independent of the company and its significant shareholders. Based on the evaluation, also all members of the Remuneration Committee are independent of company's significant shareholders and their majority of the company.

Further information is available from Corporate Secretary, Director Mika Majoinen, telephone +358 1053 22206.

Kesko Corporation

Paavo Moilanen
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Responsibility

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