KONE to publish its Interim Report for the period January-September, 2002 on Tuesday, 22 October, 2002 at about 12:00 noon Finnish time

MEETING FOR ANALYSTS AT 2:00 P.M. AND TELEPHONE CONFERENCE AT 5:00 P.M. FINNISH TIME FOR ANALYSTS AND INVESTORS
KONE Corporation will publish its interim report for the period January-September, 2002 on Tuesday, 22 October, 2002 at about 12:00 noon Finnish time. The interim report will be available on the company website at www.kone.com after publishing.
A meeting for analysts will be held on 22 October, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. Finnish time at KONE Building, address Keilasatama 3, Espoo.
A telephone conference for analysts and investors, conducted in English, will begin at 5:00 p.m. Finnish time and will also be available as live webcast on the company website. Callers may access the conference directly at tel: +358 800 187 654. On demand copy of the conference will be available on the company website as of 9.00 am on 23 October, 2002.
KONE Corporation
Aimo Rajahalme
Executive Vice President, Finance
Pekka Sihvola
Vice President, Corporate Controller
To facilitate the establishment of telephone connections, participants are asked to place their calls in the following alphabetical order based on the initial letter of the company name:
- at 4:50 Finnish time A-G
- at 4:55 Finnish time H-N
- at 5:00 Finnish time O-Z/Ö
Futher information:
Corporate Communications
Tel. +358 204 55 4842
+358 204 75 4346
e-mail: corporate.communications@kone.com
www.kone.com