KONE’s financial reporting schedule in 2009

KONE Corporation will publish its Financial Statements for the accounting period January 1, 2008–December 31, 2008 on Friday, January 23, 2009. KONE’s Annual Report will be published on the week starting February 9, 2009. The Annual General Meeting of KONE Corporation is planned to be held on Monday, February 23, 2009.

The publication dates for the Interim Reports in 2009 are:

Interim Report for January 1–March 31, 2009 on Thursday, April 23, 2009
Interim Report for January 1–June 30, 2009 on Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Interim Report for January 1–September 30, 2009 on Tuesday, October 20, 2009

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 NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd in Finland.

www.kone.com

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

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KONE Corporation

Aimo Rajahalme
Executive Vice President,
Finance

Anne Korkiakoski
Executive Vice President,
Marketing & Communications