Kesko Corporation's shareholders are invited to the Annual General Meeting, to be held in the Helsinki Fair Centre's congress wing, Messuaukio 1 (congress wing entrance), Helsinki, on Monday, 27 March 2006, starting at 13.00 hours. In addition to the matters listed in Article 12 of the Articles of Association, the following matters will be on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting:
- The Board of Directors' proposal for auditor and auditor fees
The Board of Directors proposes that one auditor, which shall be a firm of auditors, Authorised Public Accountants, be elected to the company and these Authorised Public Accountants to be PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy. The Board of Directors proposes that the fees of the auditor be paid according to invoice.
- The Board of Directors' proposal for the dividend to be paid for 2005
The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that a dividend of 1,10 euros per share be paid for the year 2005, based on the adopted balance sheet. The dividend will be paid to the shareholders who are registered on the record date 30 March 2006 in the company's register of shareholders kept by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd. The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the dividend be payable on 6 April 2006.
In addition, the Board of Directors proposes that EUR 300,000 be reserved for charitable donations at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Financial statements are available for inspection by shareholders from 3 March 2006 at the company's main office at Satamakatu 3, Helsinki. Copies of them will be sent to shareholders on request.
The notice of the Annual General Meeting will be published later separately in the following newspapers: Helsingin Sanomat, Hufvudstadsbladet and Kauppalehti, and as a stock exchange release.
Helsinki, 7 February 2006
KESKO CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Further information is available from Paavo Moilanen, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, tel. +358 1053 22764.
Kesko Corporation
Paavo Moilanen
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications
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