KONE Oyj - Changes in company's own shares

Change in KONE Corporation's holding of treasury shares

KONE Corporation, stock exchange release, December 20, 2017 at 3.30 p.m. EET

Change in KONE Corporation's holding of treasury shares

A total of 5,035 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 year 2016.

The shares were returned on December 20, 2017. After the transaction, KONE
Corporation holds 12,402,796 of its own class B shares.

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

Ilkka Hara
CFO

About KONE

At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. As a global leader in
the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators and
automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization
to add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effective
People Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in
taller, smarter buildings. In 2016, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 8.8 billion
and at the end of the year over 52,000 employees. KONE class B shares are listed
on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.

www.kone.com

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