INCREASE IN KCI KONECRANES SHARE CAPITAL REGISTERED
KCI KONECRANES PLC STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 23 December, 2005 11.00 a.m. 1INCREASE IN KCI KONECRANES SHARE CAPITAL REGISTERED The new 106,400 shares subscribed for with option rights pursuant to KCIKonecranes Plc's stock options under the 1997 Stock Option Plan have beenrecorded in the Trade Register on 23 December, 2005. Following these subscriptions KCI Konecranes' share capital increased by EUR212,800, totalling EUR 28,921,260. The total number of shares increased by106,400 shares to 14,460,630. Trading in these shares will start on 27 December, 2005. KCI Konecranes is a