KONE publishes January-June 2009 Interim Report on July 21, 2009 at 12:30 p.m.

Interim Report

KONE Corporation will publish its Interim Report for the period January 1–June 30, 2009 on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 12:30 p.m. Finnish time. The report will be available on www.kone.com after publishing.

Press and analyst meetings

A meeting for the press, conducted in Finnish, will be held on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 1:45 p.m. Finnish time.

A meeting for analysts, conducted in English, will begin at 3:00 p.m. Finnish time. The meeting will be available as a live webcast on www.kone.com. The meeting participants can also join a telephone conference that will be arranged in conjunction with the meeting. The telephone conference details can be found below.

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

Telephone conference numbers:

US callers: +1 334 323 6201
Non-US callers: +44 (0)20 7162 0025
Participant code: KONE

On demand versions of the webcast will be available on 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 2008, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 4.6 billion and over 34,800 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd in Finland.

www.kone.com

For further information, please contact:

Sophie Jolly, Vice President, IR, tel.+358 204 75 4774

Sender:

KONE Corporation

Henrik Ehrnrooth
Executive Vice President,
Finance

Anne Korkiakoski
Executive Vice President,
Marketing & Communications