SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS UNDER KONECRANES 1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN
KONECRANES PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE NOVEMBER 7, 2008 AT 2.30 P.M.
SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS UNDER KONECRANES 1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN
A total of 45,884 new Konecranes shares have been subscribed for with stock
options under Konecranes 1997 stock option plan. The share subscription price
was EUR 6.5175/share.
The total subscription price, EUR 299,048.97 will be booked to the paid in
capital.
The new shares will be recorded in the Trade Register on or about November 14,
2008.
The subscription period for the options under Konecranes 1997 stock option plan
ended on October 31, 2008.
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 9,600
employees, at more than 470 locations in 43 countries. Konecranes is listed on
the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki (symbol: KCR1V).
KONECRANES PLC
Sanna Päiväniemi
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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