KONE Oyj - Company Announcement

Subscription of shares with KONE 2007 option rights in 2012

KONE Corporation, stock exchange release, December 1, 2011 at 9.45 a.m. EET

KONE 2007 option rights were listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. as of April
1, 2010. Each 2007 option right entitles to the subscription of two (2) class B
shares at a price of EUR 21.945 per share.

The subscription period for the 2007 option rights ends on April 30, 2012.

The share subscription timetable in 2012 is as follows:

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|Last subscription date|Delivery of the subscribed shares latest by|
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|April 19, 2012        |April 27, 2012                             |
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|April 30, 2012        |May 4, 2012                                |
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About KONE
KONE is one of the global leaders in the elevator and escalator industry. The
company has been committed to understanding the needs of its customers for the
past century, providing industry-leading elevators, escalators and automatic
building doors as well as innovative solutions for modernization and
maintenance. The company's objective is to offer the best People Flow(TM)
experience by developing and delivering solutions that enable people to move
smoothly, safely, comfortably and without waiting in buildings in an
increasingly urbanizing environment. In 2010, KONE had annual net sales of EUR
5 billion and approximately 33,800 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on
the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd in Finland.
www.kone.com
For further information, please contact:

Jukka Ala-Mello, Secretary to the Board, tel. +358 (0)204 75 4226

Sender:

KONE Corporation

Jukka Ala-Mello
Secretary to the Board

Anne Korkiakoski
Executive Vice President
Marketing & Communications


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