KONE Oyj - Total number of voting rights and capital

KONE's Share Capital Increases through Subscription of Shares with 2005A and 2005B Option Rights

A total of 28,806 new KONE class B shares have been subscribed for with 2005A
option rights and a total of 23,160 new KONE class B shares with 2005B option
rights. The corresponding EUR 25,983.00 increase in KONE Corporation's share
capital has been entered into the Finnish Trade Register on 9 March, 2007.
Trading of the new shares will start on 12 March, 2007. The shares acquired
shall first qualify for dividend payment for the financial year during which
the subscription has taken place. Other rights related to the shares shall
commence on the date when the increase in the share capital is entered into the
Trade Register. 

KONE 2005A and 2005B option rights were listed on the main list of the Helsinki
Stock Exchange on 1 June, 2005. To date, 609,084 shares have been subscribed
for with the option rights. The maximum number of shares that can be subscribed
for is 1,308,510. The subscription price is EUR 8.04 per share. 

KONE's share capital is EUR 64,059,297.00 after the entry into the Trade
Register, comprising 109,066,416 listed class B shares and 19,052,178 unlisted
class A shares. 

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KONE Corporation


Jukka Ala-Mello			Minna Mars
Director, Secretary to the Board	Senior Vice President, 
                                     Corporate Communications & IR

For further information, please contact:
Jukka Ala-Mello, Director, Secretary to the Board, tel. +358 (0)204 75 4226

KONE is one of the world's leading elevator and escalator companies. It
provides its customers with industry-leading elevators and escalators and
innovative solutions for their maintenance and modernization. KONE also
provides maintenance of automatic building doors. In 2006, KONE had annual net
sales of EUR 3.6 billion and about 29,000 employees. Its class B shares are
listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange in Finland. 

www.kone.com