KONE Oyj

Transaction in Own Shares • Apr 30, 2013

Disclosure 306937

KONE Oyj - Changes in company's own shares

Change in the amount of KONE Corporation treasury shares

KONE Corporation, stock exchange release, April 30, 2013 at 9.45 EET KONE Corporation has assigned a total of 210,890 KONE class B shares to the 42 participants of the KONE share-based incentive program as a reward payment for the 2012 earning period. The handover date for the shares was April 29, 2013. After the transfer, KONE Corporation holds 4,029,449 of its own class B shares. For further information, please contact: Jukka Ala-Mello, Secretary to the Board, tel. +358 (0)204 75 4226 Sender: KONE Corporation Jukka Ala-Mello Secretary to the Board Anne Korkiakoski Executive Vice President Marketing & 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. www.kone.com [HUG#1697377]