INCREASE IN KONECRANES' NUMBER OF SHARES REGISTERED


KONECRANES PLC  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE JUNE 19, 2008  10.15 AM

Increase in Konecranes' number of shares registered

The 154,600 new Konecranes shares subscribed for with the stock option rights
under Konecranes 1997 stock option plan, B series stock option rights under
2001 stock option plan and C series stock option rights under 2003 stock option
plan have been recorded in the Trade Register on June 19, 2008. 

Following these subscriptions the number of Konecranes Plc's shares will
increase to 61,371,420 shares. The subscription price will be booked in its
entirety to the paid in capital. 

Trading in the new shares will start on or about June 23, 2008. 

The terms and conditions of all Konecranes ongoing stock option plans are
available on the Investor Relations website at www.konecranes.com/investor. 

Further information can be obtained from
Konecranes Plc
Teo Ottola, Chief Financial Officer, tel. +358 20 427 2040

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 8,800
employees, in more than 470 locations in 43 countries. Konecranes is listed on
the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V). 


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