NOTICE TO CONVENE THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

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NOTICE TO CONVENE THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

The shareholders of KCI Konecranes Plc are invited to the Extraordinary General
Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Friday, 10 December, 2004 at 11.00 a.m., at
the Company's headquarters, Koneenkatu 8, 05830 Hyvinkää.

THE MEETING SHALL DECIDE ON THE FOLLOWING MATTER:

1. Proposal of the Board of Directors for payment of extra dividend

The Board of Directors proposes to the Extraordinary General Meeting of
Shareholders to pay on the basis of the balance sheet adopted for the year 2003,
an extra dividend of EUR 1,00 per share, in addition to the dividend of EUR 1,00
already distributed. The dividend will be paid to each shareholder who is
registered on the record date as a shareholder in the Company's shareholders'
register maintained by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd. The record
date for the dividend payment is 15 December, 2004. The dividend will be paid on
22 December, 2004.

RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE

Only a shareholder who on 30 November, 2004 has been registered as a shareholder
in the shareholders' register of the Company maintained by Finnish Central
Securities Depository Ltd has the right to participate in the Extraordinary
General Meeting of Shareholders. Holders of nominee registered shares intending
to participate in the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders should notify their
custodian well in advance of their intention and comply with the instructions
provided by the custodian. The registration must be in place on 30 November,
2004.

NOTIFYING OF PARTICIPATION

A shareholder who wishes to participate in the Extraordinary General Meeting of
Shareholders must notify the headquarters of the Company of the intention to
participate not later than on 7 December, 2004 before 4.45 p.m. to Ms. Maija
Jokinen by e-mail: maija.jokinen@kcigroup.com, by telefax: +358 20 427 2099, by
mail: P.O. Box 661, FIN-05801 HYVINKÄÄ, or by phone: + 358 20 427 2001, or
through the Internet: http://www.kcigroup.com/egm2004. Shareholders are requested
to inform the Company of any proxies for the Extraordinary General Meeting of
Shareholders in connection with the registration. A model for a proxy is
available on the Internet address mentioned above.


Hyvinkää, on 15 November, 2004
KCI Konecranes Plc
The Board of Directors






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KCI KONECRANES PLC



Franciska Janzon
IR Manager




FURTHER INFORMATION
KCI Konecranes Plc
Ms Sirpa Poitsalo, Director, General Counsel, tel. +358-20 427 2011




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