Konecranes Oyj - Financial Calendar

KONECRANES' FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN 2010

KONECRANES PLC  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  October 26, 2009 at 1.15 p.m.           

KONECRANES' FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN 2010                                       

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| Financial Statements 2009        | February 4,2010                           |
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| First quarter results            | April 28, 2010                            |
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| Second quarter results           | July 22, 2010                             |
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| Third quarter results            | October 21,2010                           |
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| Annual Report 2009               | March 1, 2010                             |
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Konecranes Plc's Annual General Meeting is planned to be held on Thursday, March
25, 2010. Konecranes' Board of Directors will summon the Meeting at a later     
date.                                                                           

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 2008, Group sales totaled EUR 2,103 million. The Group has 9,700      
employees, in 485 locations in 43 countries. Konecranes is listed on NASDAQ OMX 
Helsinki (symbol: KCR1V).                                                       

KONECRANES PLC                                                                  


Sanna Päiväniemi                                                                
IR Manager                                                                      




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