About Konecranes Group

Konecranes is a world-leading provider of lifting solutions and maintenance services, with a track record in pioneering, leading, and shaping developments in the industry.

Konecranes customer services and lifting equipment keep production processes up and running around the world, meeting tough end-user demands for increased uptime, reliability, safety, top performance and the lowest possible lifetime costs. We have the right equipment – large and small – to help our customers run their operations very efficiently, whatever the field they are in, from paper, primary metals, mining, ports, and shipyards to power generation, waste management, plastics, automotive manufacturing, and numerous other applications.

We also lead the industry in the development of preventive maintenance services and offer that expertise to our customers through a global network of service professionals operating from more than 330 service depots worldwide.

Our extensive maintenance network provides us with a valuable source of experience and know-how, and we use this input in further developing our expertise. In particular, we focus on areas such as advanced automation, preventive maintenance, remote monitoring, product design, operator ergonomy and safety, and environmentally sound solutions.

We are organized along three global business areas: Heavy Lifting, Standard Lifting and Service.

Konecranes sales totalled EUR 971 million in 2005, and we employ approximately 7000 people in 38 countries. Konecranes shares are listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCI1V) and our shareholders represent a cross-section of international investors.

Key figures	2005	2004
Sales EUR million	970.8	728.0
Operating income (EBIT) EUR million	49.3	31.3
Income before taxes EUR million	34.1	27.7
Net income EUR million	24.1	18.4
Cash flow from operations EUR million	66.5	16.8
Cash flow per share before financing and tax EUR million	4.71	1.20
Net interest bearing debt EUR million	133.9	110.4
Net gearing %	88.1	80.2
Solidity %	23.7	29.1
Return on capital employed %	17.2	13.7
Return on equity %	16.6	12.5
Equity per share EUR	10.66	9.76
Investments EUR million	16.0	11.8
Personnel at end of period	5,923	4,511
Personnel on average	5,087	4,369
Dividend per share EUR	1.10 (1	1.05

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