INCREASE IN KCI KONECRANES SHARE CAPITAL REGISTERED

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KCI KONECRANES PLC  STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT  9 August, 2006 12.30 p.m.  1

INCREASE IN KCI KONECRANES SHARE CAPITAL REGISTERED

The 9 600 new shares subscribed for with KCI Konecranes' 1997 stock option rights
have been recorded in the Trade Register on 9 August, 2006.

Following these subscriptions KCI Konecranes' share capital increased by EUR 4
800 totalling EUR 29 761 660. The number of shares increased to
59 523 320 shares.

Trading in the new shares will start on or about 11 August, 2006.

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
KCI Konecranes Plc
Teuvo Rintamäki, Chief Financial Officer, tel. +358-20 427 2040




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