KONE Oyj - Changes in company's own shares

Change in KONE Corporation's holding of treasury shares

KONE Corporation, stock exchange announcement, October 26, 2010, at 9.45 a.m.
EET



A total of 4,568 KONE class B shares have been returned free of consideration to
KONE Corporation by virtue of the terms of KONE Corporation´s share-based
incentive program for the years 2008-2009.

The date of the returning of the shares was October 26, 2010. After the
transaction, KONE Corporation holds 4,853,435 of its own class B shares.


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 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 2009, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 4.7 billion
and approximately 34,000 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the NASDAQ
OMX Helsinki Ltd in Finland. Founded in 1910, KONE celebrates its centennial
anniversary in 2010.

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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