According to the notification, on 22 April 2024, BlackRock, Inc.'s holding in Kesko Corporation, including holding through financial instruments, reached the threshold of five (5) per cent of shares.

According to the notification of BlackRock, Inc.:

% of % of shares Total Total number of shares
shares and voting of and voting rights of
and rights both issuer
voting through in %
rights financial (A +
(total instruments B)
of A) (total of B)
Resulting 4.98% 0.01% shares 5.00% 400,079,008 shares
situation on the shares Below 5% shares 1,542,611,260 voting
date on Below voting rights Below rights
which threshold 5% 5%
was crossed or voting voting
reached rights rights
Position of N/A N/A shares N/A ------------------------
previous shares N/A voting shares
notification N/A rights N/A
(if applicable) voting voting
rights rights

A: Shares
and voting
rights
Class/type Number of % of
of shares and shares
shares voting and
rights voting
rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 (SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6
and 9:7) and 9:7)
FI0009000202 19,957,768 4.98% shares
shares Below 5% voting rights
Below 5%
voting
rights
SUBTOTAL A 19,957,768 4.98%
shares shares
Below 5% Below 5%
voting voting
rights rights

B: Financial
Instruments
according
to SMA 9:6a
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical or Number of shares % of
financial date Conversion cash and voting rights shares
instrument Period settlement and
voting
rights
American N/A N/A Physical 165 shares 0.00%
Depositary Below 5% voting shares
Receipt rights Below
(US4925311080) 5%
voting
rights
Securities N/A N/A Physical 38,806 shares 0.00%
Lent Below 5% voting shares
rights Below
5%
voting
rights
CFD N/A N/A Cash 13,091 shares 0.00%
Below 5% voting shares
rights Below
5%
voting
rights
SUBTOTAL B 52,062 shares 0.01%
Below 5% voting shares
rights Below
5%
voting
rights
Kesko
Corporation's
share capital
is
divided into A
shares
and B shares.
The
total number
of
shares is
400,079,008
of which
126,948,028
(31,7%) are A
shares
and
273,130,980
(68.3%) are B
shares.
The total
amount of
own shares
held by
the company is
2,113,471.

The full chain
of
controlled
undertakings
through
which the
voting
rights and/or
the
financial
instruments
are
effectively
held
starting with
the
ultimate
controlling
natural person
or
legal entity
is
presented in
the
enclosed
attachment.

Further information is available from Lasse Luukkainen, Group General Counsel, tel. +358 105 322 818.

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