Increase in KCI Konecranes Share Capital Registered

INCREASE IN KCI KONECRANES SHARE CAPITAL REGISTERED

The new 1,600 shares subscribed for with option rights pursuant to KCI Konecranes stock options under the 1997 stock option plan have been recorded in the Trade Register on 10 August 2005.

Following these subscriptions KCI Konecranes' share capital increased by EUR 3,200 totalling EUR 28,699,460. The total number of shares increased by 1,600 shares from 14,348,130 to 14,349,730.

Trading in these shares will start on 11 August 2005.

Further information can be obtained from

KCI Konecranes Plc
Teuvo Rintamäki, Chief Financial Officer
Phone +358 20 427 2040

KCI Konecranes 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 and shipyards. KCI Konecranes is a global supplier of special harbour cranes for bulk materials and containers and of mobile container handling equipment like Reach Stackers and Lift Trucks. In 2004, Group sales totalled EUR 728 million. The Group has 4,850 employees in 35 countries all over the world.

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