AMENDMENT TO THE REGISTRATION OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF KONECRANES PLC

Paragraph 4 of the Articles of Association has amended to be consistent with
the decision made by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. 4 § in its
entirety is as follows: “The Company has a Board of Directors consisting of not
less than five (5) and not more than eight (8) ordinary members. The Board
members' term of office expires at the closing of the following Annual General
Meeting following their election. The Board of Directors elects a Chairman from
among its members to serve the Board until the end of its term. The Managing
Director may be an ordinary member of the Board of Directors but may not be
elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors.” 

Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses TM, serving a broad
range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards,
ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity-enhancing lifting
solutions and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2006, Group
sales totalled EUR 1,483 million. The Group has 7,500 employees, at more than
370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock
Exchange (KCR1V). 

KONECRANES PLC


Paul Lönnfors
IR Manager




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




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