INCREASE IN KONECRANES' NUMBER OF SHARES REGISTERED
INCREASE IN KONECRANES' NUMBER OF SHARES REGISTERED
The 60,000 new Konecranes shares subscribed for with the B and C series stock
option rights under Konecranes 2003 stock option plan have been recorded in the
Trade Register on February 14, 2008.
Following these subscriptions the number of Konecranes Plc's shares will
increase to 61,038,780 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 February 15, 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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