KONE Corporation: the share capital of KONE increases through subscription of shares with 2010 option rights

KONE Corporation, stock exchange release, May 7, 2013 at 9.45EET

A total of 130,600 new KONE class B shares have been subscribed for with 2010 option rights. The corresponding EUR 32 650,00 increase in KONE Corporation's share capital has been entered into the Finnish Trade Register on May 7, 2013. Trading of the new shares will start on May 8, 2013 on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange with previously existing class B shares. The dividend payment rights and other rights related to the shares will commence on the date when the increase in the share capital is entered into the Trade Register.

The KONE 2010 option rights were listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. as of April 2, 2013. KONE Capital Oy, a subsidiary of KONE Corporation, holds 896,000 KONE 2010 option rights. A maximum of 1,973,400 shares can be subscribed with the remaining outstanding 2010 option rights for a subscription price of EUR 29,45 per share. The share subscription period ends on April 30, 2015.

KONE's share capital is EUR 65,166,680.00 after the entry into the Trade Register, comprising 222,562,364 listed class B shares and 38,104,356 unlisted class A shares. The terms of the 2010 option rights and further information are available on KONE Corporation's website at 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

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(TM) 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 2012, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 6.3 billion and approximately 40,000 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd in Finland.

www.kone.com