The Board has approved a set of Insider Rules for Konecranes based on the Finnish Securities Markets Act, standards issued by the Financial Supervision Authority, and the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Guidelines for insiders in force as of October 9, 2009.
Konecranes’ Public Insider Register includes the members of the Board of Directors, the President and CEO, the Secretary to the Board, the Auditor, the members of the Extended Management Team, as well as other persons holding a comparable position in the Group, as decided by the Company. In addition, Konecranes’ Company-Specific Permanent Insiders includes persons defined by the Company, who regularly possess insider information due to their position in the Company.
Persons registered in the Public Insider Register and the Permanent Insider Register are not allowed to trade in Konecranes securities during a period commencing on the first day after the end of each calendar quarter and ending upon the publication of the Company’s corresponding interim report or financial statement bulletin. Furthermore, trading is not allowed during the entire publication day. The Company also maintains Project-Specific Insider Registers for all insider projects. People listed in these registers are prohibited from trading in Konecranes’ shares until termination of the project.
The General Counsel maintains Konecranes’ register of insider holdings and is responsible for monitoring compliance with insider guidelines and the duty to declare. The Company maintains its public insider register in Euroclear Finland Ltd.'s SIRE system.
Konecranes Public Insiders’ share and option holdings can be consulted using the NetSire register.