KONE Oyj - Changes in company's own shares

Change in the amount of KONE Corporation treasury shares

KONE Corporation, stock exchange release, April 29, 2011 at 09:30 a.m. EET

KONE Corporation has assigned a total of 219,000 KONE class B shares to the 40
participants of the KONE share-based incentive program as a reward payment for
the 2010 earning period.

The handover date for the shares was April 28, 2011. After the transfer, KONE
Corporation holds 4,928,870 of its own class B shares.

About KONE

KONE is one of the global leaders in the elevator and escalator industry. The
company is committed to understanding the needs of its customers for 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 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 and Communications

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