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Stay on Corporate siteStock exchange release, February 25, 2013, at 1.50 p.m.
EET
KONE Corporation's Annual General Meeting held on February 25, 2013
authorized the Board of Directors to repurchase the company's own
shares. On the basis of this authorization, KONE Corporation's
Board of Directors has decided to commence the possible
repurchasing of shares at the earliest on March 5, 2013. The
repurchasing of shares can continue until otherwise
announced.
Altogether no more than 25,570,000 shares may be repurchased, of
which no more than 3,810,000 are to be class A shares and
21,760,000 class B shares, taking into consideration the provisions
of the Companies Act regarding the maximum amount of own shares
that the Company is allowed to possess.
KONE Corporation currently has 4,240,339 class B shares in its
possession.
The minimum and maximum consideration for the shares to be
purchased is determined for both class A and class B shares on the
basis of the trading price for class B shares determined on the
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy on the time of purchase.
For further information, please contact:
Jukka Ala-Mello, Secretary to the Board, tel. +358 204 75 4226
Sender:
KONE Corporation
Jukka Ala-Mello
Secretary to the Board
Anne Korkiakoski
Executive Vice President
Marketing and 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.