KONE Corporation, stock exchange announcement, October 20, 2009, at 1.15 p.m. EET KONE Corporation will publish its Financial Statements for the accounting period January 1, 2009-December 31, 2009 on Tuesday, January 26, 2010. The Annual General Meeting of KONE Corporation is planned to be held on Monday, March 1, 2010. The publication dates for the Interim Reports in 2010 are: Interim Report for January 1-March 31, 2010 on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Interim Report for January 1-June 30, 2010 on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Interim Report for January 1-September 30, 2010 on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 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, Investor Relations, tel.+358 204 75 4534 Sender: KONE Corporation Henrik Ehrnrooth Executive Vice President, Finance Anne Korkiakoski Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications