KONECRANES PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE NOVEMBER 5, 2008 AT 9.45 A.M. KONECRANES' FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Financial Statements 2008 | February 4,2009 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | First quarter results | April 29, 2009 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Second quarter results | July 29, 2009 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Third quarter results | October 29,2009 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Annual Report 2008 | Week starting on February 23, 2009 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Annual General Meeting 2009 | March 12, 2009 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Konecranes observes a silent period prior to the publication of its financial statements and interim reviews starting at the end of the quarter in question. 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 Sanna Päiväniemi, IR Manager, tel. +358 20 427 2050 DISTRIBUTION OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki Media