INCREASE IN KONECRANES' NUMBER OF SHARES REGISTERED
KONECRANES PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE MAY 6, 2008
INCREASE IN KONECRANES' NUMBER OF SHARES REGISTERED
The 66,800 new Konecranes shares subscribed for with the stock option rights
under Konecranes 1997 stock option plan, B series stock option rights under
2001 stock option plan and the C series stock option rights under 2003 stock
option plan have been recorded in the Trade Register on May 6, 2008.
Following these subscriptions the number of Konecranes Plc's shares will
increase to 61,216,820 shares. The subscription price will be booked in its
entirety to the paid in capital.
Trading in the new shares will start on or about May 7, 2008.
The terms and conditions of all Konecranes ongoing stock option plans are
available on the Investor Relations website at www.konecranes.com/investor.
Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad
range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards,
ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity-enhancing lifting
solutions as well as services for lifting equipment and machine tools of all
makes. In 2007, Group sales totaled EUR 1,750 million. The Group has 8,400
employees, at more than 470 locations in 43 countries. Konecranes is listed on
the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).
KONECRANES PLC
Paul Lönnfors
IR Manager
FURTHER INFORMATION
Konecranes Plc
Teo Ottola, Chief Financial Officer, tel. +358 20 427 2040
DISTRIBUTION
OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki
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