KONE s Share Capital Increases through Subscription of Shares with 2005A and 2005B Option Rights

KONE Corporation, Stock Exchange Announcement, 11 May, 2007

A total of 1,950 new KONE class B shares have been subscribed for
with 2005A option rights and a total of 21,630 new KONE class B
shares with 2005B option rights. The corresponding EUR 11,790.00
increase in KONE Corporation's share capital has been entered into
the Finnish Trade Register on 11 May, 2007. Trading of the new shares
will start on 14 May, 2007. The shares acquired shall first qualify
for dividend payment for the financial year during which the
subscription has taken place. Other rights related to the shares
shall commence on the date when the increase in the share capital is
entered into the Trade Register.

KONE 2005A and 2005B option rights were listed on the main list of
the Helsinki Stock Exchange on 1 June, 2005. To date, 632,664 shares
have been subscribed for with the option rights. The maximum number
of shares that can be subscribed for is 1,308,510. The subscription
price is EUR 8.04 per share.

KONE's share capital is EUR 64,071,087.00 after the entry into the
Trade Register, comprising 109,089,996 listed class B shares and
19,052,178 unlisted class A shares.

Sender:

KONE Corporation


Jukka Ala-Mello
Director, Secretary to the Board

Minna Mars
Senior Vice President,
Corporate Communications & IR

For further information, please contact:
Jukka Ala-Mello, Director, Secretary to the Board, tel. +358 (0)204
75 4226

KONE is one of the world's leading elevator and escalator companies.
It provides its customers with industry-leading elevators and
escalators, with innovative solutions for their maintenance and
modernization. KONE also provides maintenance of automatic building
doors. In 2006, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 3.6 billion and
approximately 29,000 employees. Its class B shares are listed on the
Helsinki Stock Exchange in Finland.

www.kone.com