FIDELITY MANAGEMENT RESEARCH CORP'S HOLDING IN KCI KONECRANES PLC

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KCI KONECRANES PLC  STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 8 August, 2006 11.00 am  1(2)

FIDELITY MANAGEMENT RESEARCH CORP'S HOLDING IN KCI KONECRANES PLC

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

KCI Konecranes has been informed by a change in the holding of Fidelity
Management Research Corp. (FMR) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries of the
paid up share capital of KCI Konecranes Plc.

On 4 August, 2006 FMR and its direct and indirect subsidiaries were in possession
of 2 955 850 KCI Konecranes shares. This holding corresponds to 5.03 % of the
share capital and voting rights of KCI Konecranes Plc.

Holdings were as follows:

 Fund name                    Shares   Proportion of share    
                                       capital and voting     
                                       rights %               
 VIP Cyclical Industries      19 100   0.03                   
 Intl Small Cap Opportunities 734 000  1.23                   
 Select Industrial Equip      58 550   0.10                   
 FA Cyclical Industries Fund  61 700   0.10                   
 Select Cyclical Industries   16 750   0.03                   
 VIP III Mid Cap Portfolio    100      0.00                   
 Fidelity Europe Fund -       147 600  0.25                   
 Canada                                                       
 Dallas Police & Fire T50092  56 900   0.10                   
 Brown & Williamson Sel Intl  23 200   0.04                   
 State of Ct Ret Plan T50251  56 400   0.10                   
 FID Select Intl Equity       488 900  0.82                   
 (T319)                                                       
 Principal Partners Intl      127 600  0.21                   
 T50423                                                       
 Illinois Surs-Sel Intl       25 600   0.04                   
 T50448                                                       
 Caterpillar Inc 401K SI      1 200    0.00                   
 T50578                                                       
 City of Fresno RT SY-SI      2 800    0.00                   
 T50621                                                       
 Select Int SM Cap Coll       33 600   0.06                   
 (T1056)                                                      
 San Diego Retirement (T2193) 65 800   0.11                   
 IBM Select Eafe Canada T2205 104 400  0.18                   
 Ficl Sel Intl SM CP TR       17 300   0.03                   
 T55105                                                       
 Ficl Sel Intl Eqty TR T55106 40 600   0.07                   
 Caterpillar Inc T55207       109 700  0.18                   
 Caterpillar Veba Sel Eur     18 400   0.03                   
 T55257                                                       
 Oregon Invmt CL Sel Int      199 200  0.33                   
 T55271                                                       
 World Bank Select Intl       24 000   0.04                   
 T55274                                                       
 BP Master TR For Emp PP      39 600   0.07                   
 T55275                                                       
 Fid Sel Glbl Eq Tr-Wld       450      0.00                   
 T55281                                                       
 IBM Canada Select Intl T2286 54 000   0.09                   
 CDP Quebec T55293            274 000  0.46                   
 Minnesota SBI Sel Intl       40 400   0.07                   
 T55303                                                       
 Shell Oil Select Intl T55322 32 000   0.05                   
 Bank of Monntreal S Intl     3 500    0.01                   
 T55349                                                       
 Ficl Glbl Asset All          18 500   0.03                   
 EQ-Europe                                                    
 IBM Netherlands-Select       100 000  0.17                   
 Europe                                                       
 TOTAL                        2 995    5.03                   
                              850                             

On the basis of a previous announcement, FMR and its direct and indirect
subsidiaries were in possession of 4.99 % of the share capital and the voting
rights of KCI Konecranes Plc on 27 July, 2006.
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KCI Konecranes has a total of 59 513 720 shares. The company has only one class
of shares and each share entitles to one vote.

KCI Konecranes is a world leading crane technology and service company.
Maintenance services are provided for cranes of every make. The product range
includes light crane systems, heavy-duty cranes for process industries and
shipyards, special harbour cranes for bulk materials and containers as well as
reach stackers and lift trucks. In 2005, Group sales totalled EUR 971 million.
The Group has approximately 7,000 employees in 38 countries. KCI Konecranes is
listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCI1V).

KCI KONECRANE PLC


Franciska Janzon
IR Manager




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




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