Dividend policy and dividend
Kesko Corporation distributes at least 50% of its earnings per share excluding non-recurring items as dividends, taking however the company's financial position and operating strategy into account.
Year 2011
The General Meeting on 26 April 2012 resolved to distribute a dividend of €1.20 per share on 98,035,931 shares held outside the company at the date of dividend distribution, or a total amount of €117,643,117.20. No dividend is paid on own shares held by the Company at the record date of dividend distribution.
The record date for dividend distribution was 19 April 2012 and the dividend pay date was 26 April 2012.
Dividend history »
Since 1940 when Kesko was established, it has made a profit and paid dividends for all years except for 1967, when the profit was affected by the devaluation of the Finnish markka.