Increase in KCI Konecranes share capital registered

The 1 000 new shares subscribed for with KCI Konecranes’ 1997 stock option rights have been recorded in the Trade Register on 19 September, 2006.

Following these subscriptions KCI Konecranes’ share capital increased by EUR 500 totalling EUR 29 846 760. The number of shares will increase to 59 693 520 shares.

Trading in all new shares will start on or about 21 September, 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 manufacturing and process industries, shipyards and harbours with productivity-enhancing lifting solutions and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2005, group sales totalled EUR 971 million. Konecranes has 7,000 employees, at more than 340 service locations in 38 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCI1V).

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