Change in the holding of Kesko Corporation's treasury shares

Kesko Corporation has today transferred a total of 14,400 of its own B shares (KESKOB) held by the Company as treasury shares to selected key persons who were included in the target group for the share plan RSP 2019 in accordance with the terms and conditions of the plan.

The transfer of the shares is based on a decision by Kesko's Board of Directors, announced in a stock exchange release on 3 February 2022, to grant own B shares held by the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions of the share plan RSP 2019.

The gross number of shares transferred today was 28,800 B shares for the RSP 2019 program, from which the applicable withholding tax has been deducted and the remaining net amount (14,400 B shares) has been paid to the recipients in B shares in the Company.

After the transfer of the shares, Kesko holds 2,954,980 of its own B shares as treasury shares.

Further information is available from Matti Mettälä, Executive Vice President, tel. +358 105 322 200.

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