INCREASE IN KCI KONECRANES SHARE CAPITAL REGISTERED

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KCI KONECRANES PLC  STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT  17 March, 2005 11.30 a.m.  1

INCREASE IN KCI KONECRANES SHARE CAPITAL REGISTERED

The 600 new shares subscribed with option rights pursuant to KCI Konecranes Plc's
stock options of the 1999 series A have been registered in the Finnish Trade
Register on 17 March, 2005.

As a result of the subscription KCI Konecranes' share capital increased by EUR
1,200, to EUR 28,621,260 and the total number of shares increased to 14,310,630.

Trading in these shares will start on 18 March, 2005.

KCI Konecranes. A world leading Engineering Group specialising in advanced
overhead lifting solutions and maintenance services. KCI Konecranes is the
world's leading supplier of heavy-duty cranes for process industries. KCI
Konecranes is a global supplier of special harbour cranes for bulk materials and
containers and a leading provider of shipyard cranes. In 2004, Group sales
totalled EUR 728 million. The Group has 4,850 employees in 35 countries all over
the world.

KCI KONECRANES PLC


Franciska Janzon
IR Manager




FURTHER INFORMATION
KCI Konecranes Plc
Teuvo Rintamäki, Chief Financial Officer
Phone +358 20 427 2040




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