Change in the amount of KONE Corporation treasury shares

KONE Corporation, stock exchange release, April 27, 2012 at 9.45 a.m. EET

KONE Corporation has assigned a total of 208,295 KONE class B shares to the 42 participants of the KONE share-based incentive program as a reward payment for the 2011 earning period.

The handover date for the shares was April 26, 2012. After the transfer, KONE Corporation holds 4,944,853 of its own class B shares.

About KONE
KONE is one of the global leaders in the elevator and escalator industry. The company has been committed to understanding the needs of its customers for the past century, providing industry-leading elevators, escalators and automatic building doors as well as innovative solutions for modernization and maintenance. The company's objective is to offer the best People Flow® experience by developing and delivering solutions that enable people to move smoothly, safely, comfortably and without waiting in buildings in an increasingly urbanizing environment. In 2011, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 5.2 billion and on average 35,000 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd in Finland. 

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For further information, please contact:
Jukka Ala-Mello, Secretary to the Board, tel. +358 (0)204 75 4226

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KONE Corporation

Jukka Ala-Mello
Secretary to the Board

Anne Korkiakoski
Executive Vice President
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