KONE publishes January-June 2008 Interim Report on July 22, 2008 at 12:30 p.m.

Interim Report

KONE Corporation will publish its Interim Report for the period January 1–June 30, 2008 on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. Finnish time. The report will be available on the company website at www.kone.com after publishing.

Press meeting and telephone conference

A meeting for the press, conducted in Finnish, will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. Finnish time.

A telephone conference and a meeting for analysts, conducted in English, will begin at 2:30 p.m. Finnish time. The telephone conference will also be available as a webcast on www.kone.com.

Both meetings will take place in the KONE Building, located at Keilasatama 3, Espoo, Finland.

Telephone conference numbers:

US callers: +1 334 323 6203

Non-US callers: +44 (0)20 7162 0125

Participant code: KONE

An on demand version of the telephone conference will be available at www.kone.com later the same day.

About KONE

KONE’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. KONE provides its customers with industry-leading elevators, escalators and innovative solutions for modernization and maintenance, and is one of the global leaders in its industry. In 2007, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 4.1 billion and over 32,500 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki in Finland.

www.kone.com

For further information, please contact:
Sophie Jolly, Vice President, IR, tel.+358 204 75 4534

Sender:

KONE Corporation

Aimo Rajahalme
Executive Vice President,
Finance

Minna Mars
Senior Vice President,
Corporate Communications & IR