Financial reporting calendar and key dates in 2009
In addition, the Kesko Group's sales figures are published
monthly and the K-Group's retail sales figures are published in
connection with the interim financial reports.
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of Kesko Corporation will be held
in the Helsinki Fair Centre's congress wing, Messuaukio 1 (congress
wing entrance), Helsinki, on 30 March 2009 at 13.00.
All shareholders entered in the register of Kesko Corporation
shareholders kept by Euroclear Finland Ltd on 20 March 2009
(Annual General Meeting record date) are entitled to attend the
Annual General Meeting.
Shareholders wishing to attend the meeting should notify,
not later than 23 March 2009 at 16.00, to Kesko Corporation/Legal
Affairs,
More information about the Annual General Meeting, attendance
and decision-making is given under the heading “Corporate
Governance”.
The resolutions of the Annual General Meeting are published
without delay after the meeting in a stock exchange release.
Payment of dividends
The Board of Directors has decided to propose to the Annual
General Meeting that a dividend of €1.00 per share be paid for
2008. The dividend will be paid to all shareholders entered in
the register of Kesko Corporation shareholders kept by Euroclear
Finland Ltd on 2 April 2009 (record date for the payment of dividend).
Registration practice takes three banking days, so the
dividends are paid to those who hold the shares at the close of
the date of the Annual General Meeting on 30 March 2009. Dividends
of the shares traded on the date of the Annual General
Meeting are paid to buyers.
According to the Board of Directors' proposal the payment of
dividends starts on 9 April 2009.
Financial publications
Kesko publishes its Annual Report as a printed publication in
Finnish, Swedish and English. The company maintains a mailing
list of persons to whom the Annual Report is sent. Those
who wish to be included on the mailing list may fill in the form
on the Internet pages www.kesko.fi/Material.
The financial statements release, the three interim financial
reports, monthly sales figures and other key releases are published
on the Internet pages at www.kesko.fi/Media.
Kesko publishes a Corporate Responsibility Report as a printed
publication in Finnish and English.
Publications may be ordered from
Kesko Corporation/Corporate Communications and Responsibility
Satamakatu 3
FI-00016 Kesko
Tel. +358 1053 22404
Fax +358 9 174 398
Internet: www.kesko.fi/material
Changes of address
Shareholders should notify changes of address to the bank, brokerage firms or other account operator with which they have a book-entry securities account.