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CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC'S HOLDING IN KCI KONECRANES PLC

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KCI KONECRANES PLC  STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 3 November, 2005 12.00 noon  1


CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC'S HOLDING IN KCI KONECRANES PLC

This is a notice under Chapter 2, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market
Act.

The Capital Group Companies, Inc's (Taxpayer I.D. 86-0206507) holding in KCI
Konecranes Plc has on 1 November 2005 risen to 6.91 % of the company's total
share capital and voting rights.

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.'s (CGC) total shareholding through its
subsidiary companies has reached the following proportions:

 Company                                 Number   % of shares 
                                         of       and voting  
                                         shares   rights      
 Capital Research and Management Company 992,550  6.91        
 Capital Guardian Trust Company          0        0.00        
 Capital International, Inc.             0        0.00        
 Capital International Limited           0        0.00        
 Capital International, S.A.             0        0.00        
 TOTAL                                   992,550  6.91        

On 20 May, 2003 CGC's holding amounted to 4.87% of the share capital and voting
rights in KCI Konecranes Plc.

KCI Konecranes has only one class of shares and each share entitles to one vote.
The share capital is EUR 28,708,460 and the total number of shares is 14,354,230.


The Capital Group Companies, Inc. is a holding company for several subsidiary
companies engaged in investment activities. For further information on CGC please
visit their website at www.capgroup.com.

KCI Konecranes is a world leading engineering group specialising in advanced
overhead lifting solutions and maintenance services. It has the world's largest
organization of crane service professionals maintaining cranes of every make. KCI
Konecranes is a leading supplier of heavy-duty cranes for process industries and
shipyards, and 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 5,000
employees in 35 countries all over the world. For further information please
visit www.konecranes.com.

KCI KONECRANES PLC


Franciska Janzon
IR Manager



FURTHER INFORMATION
Franciska Janzon, IR Manager, tel. +358-20 427 2043


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