FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC'S HOLDING IN KCI KONECRANES PLC

KCI KONECRANES PLC  STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT  16 August 2006 3.15 p.m.   1

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC'S HOLDING IN KCI KONECRANES PLC

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

The holdings of shares by the funds and separate accounts managed by the
affiliated investment advisers of Franklin Resources, Inc. (trade reg. 13-
2670991) in KCI Konecranes Plc, had on 11 August, 2006 reached 4.65 % of the
voting rights and 0.34 % of the share capital in KCI Konecranes Plc.

The funds within the Franklin Templeton Investments fund complex specified below
are shareholders of KCI Konecranes Plc. In addition, affiliated investment
advisers of Franklin Resources, Inc., under applicable investment management
agreements, are granted voting authority with regard to the relevant account
holders' shares in the Company. The holding is divided between the funds and
accounts as follows:

 Holdings by funds managed by affiliated   Number     % of shares and 
 advisers of Franklin Resources, Inc.                 voting rights   
 Franklin Templeton Investments (Asia)     41 560     0.07            
 Ltd.                                                                 
 Franklin Templeton Investment Mgmt., Ltd. 95 360     0.16            
 Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC         65 370     0.11            
 TOTAL                                     202 310    0.34            

 Holdings of voting rights by affiliated   Number     % of voting      
 advisers of Franklin Resources, Inc.                 rights           
 under investment management agreements                                
 (other than funds)                                                    
 Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC         2 774 610  4.65             
 TOTAL                                     2 774      4.65             

On the basis of a previous announcement Franklin Resources holding amounted to
9.74% of the voting rights and 0.69% of the share capital in KCI Konecranes Plc.

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 KONECRANES PLC


Franciska Janzon
IR Manager

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

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