Increase in KCI Konecranes share capital registered

The 15 400 new shares subscribed for with KCI Konecranes’ 1997 stock option rights have been recorded in the Trade Register on 20 December, 2006.

Following these subscriptions KCI Konecranes Plc’s share capital increased by EUR 7700 totalling EUR 29 898 460. The number of shares will increase to 59 796 920 shares.

Trading in the new shares will start on or about 22 December, 2006.

Further information can be obtained from
KCI Konecranes Plc
Teuvo Rintamäki, Chief Financial Officer, tel. +358-20 427 2040

Konecranes is a world-leading group of lifting businesses, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards and harbors. Konecranes provides productivity-enhancing lifting solutions and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2005, Group sales totalled EUR 971 million. The Group has 7,500 employees, at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCI1V).

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