Kesko Corporation: Disclosure in compliance with Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act (13.11.2025)
Kesko Corporation: Disclosure in compliance with Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act (13.11.2025)
According to a notification pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish
Securities Markets Act, received by Kesko Corporation on 14 November 2025, the
combined holding of K-ruokakauppiasyhdistys, K-Retailers' Association, and the
Foundation for Vocational Training in the Retail Trade exceeded the threshold of
five (5) percent for shares and twenty (20) percent for voting rights in Kesko
Corporation on 13 November 2025. After the change in ownership interest, the
combined holding of K-ruokakauppiasyhdistys, K-Retailers' Association, and the
Foundation for Vocational Training in the Retail Trade was 7.72 percent of
shares and 20.01 percent of voting rights in Kesko Corporation on 13 November
2025.
According to the notification of K-ruokakauppiasyhdistys:
% of % of shares Total of Total number of shares
shares and voting both in and voting rights of
and rights % (A + issuer
voting through B)
rights financial
(total instruments
of A) (total of B)
Resulting 7.72% - 7.72% 30,865,916 shares,
situation on the shares, shares, 308,659,160 voting
date on 20.01% 20.01% rights
which threshold voting voting
was crossed or rights rights
reached
Position of ------------------------
previous
notification
(if applicable)
A: Shares
and voting
rights
Class/type Number of % of shares and
of shares and voting rights
shares voting
rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 and (SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 and
9:7) 9:7)
KESKOA / 2,707,540 28,158,376 0.68% 7.04 % shares
FI0009007900 shares, shares, shares,1.76% 18.25% voting
27,075,400 281,583,760 voting rights rights
voting voting
rights rights
SUBTOTAL A 30,865,916 7.72% shares,
shares, 20.01% voting
308,659,160 rights
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 B shares held by
the company is 1,960,181.
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, Executive Vice
President, Legal and Sustainability, tel. +358 105 322 818.
Kesko Corporation
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Attachment: Annex