Deutsche Bank AG increased its holding in KCI Konecranes Plc

This is a notice under Chapter 2, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act.

Deutsche Bank AG notified on 16 March 2005 that the aggregate holding by Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies has exceeded 5% of the total shares and voting rights of KCI Konecranes Plc.

Deutsche Bank AG informed that as at the close of business on 15 March 2005, Deutsche Bank AG, and its subsidiary companies had the dispositive rights to 983,629 shares of KCI Konecranes Plc, representing 6.87% of the company’s total amount of shares. Out of these shares Deutsche Bank AG, and its subsidiary companies had the voting rights pertaining to 960,629 shares or 6.71% of the company’s outstanding shares.

KCI Konecranes has only one class of shares and each share entitles to one vote. The share capital is EUR 28,621,260 and the total number of shares is 14,310,630.

Further information can be obtained from

Ms. Franciska Janzon, IR-Manager,
Tel. +358-20 427 2043

KCI Konecranes, headquartered in Hyvinkää, Finland is a world leading Engineering Group specialising in advanced overhead lifting solutions and maintenance services. KCI Konecranes is the world's leading supplier of heavy-duty cranes for process industries. KCI Konecranes is a global supplier of special harbour cranes for bulk materials and containers and a leading provider of shipyard cranes. In 2004, Group sales totalled EUR 728 million. The Group has 4850 employees in 35 countries all over the world.

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