ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2014

Notice is given to the shareholders of KONE Corporation of the Annual General Meeting to be held on Monday 24 February 2014 at 11.00 a.m. in Hall A and B of the Congress Wing at the Finlandia Hall (entrances M1 and K1), Mannerheimintie 13, Helsinki. The reception of participants will commence at 10.00 a.m.

A. Matters on the agenda of the General Meeting

At the General Meeting, the following matters will be considered:

1. Opening of the meeting
2. Calling the meeting to order
3. Election of person to scrutinize the minutes and persons to supervise the counting of votes
4. Recording the legality of the meeting
5. Recording the attendance at the meeting and adoption of the list of votes
6. Presentation of the annual accounts, the report of the Board of Directors and the auditor’s report for the year 2013

Review by the President and CEO

7. Adoption of the annual accounts
8. Resolution on the use of the profit shown on the balance sheet and the payment of dividends

The Board of Directors proposes that for the financial year 2013 a dividend of EUR 0.9975 is paid for each class A share and a dividend of EUR 1.00 is paid for each class B share. The date of record for dividend distribution is proposed to be February 27, 2014 and the dividend is proposed to be paid on March 6, 2014.

9. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the President and CEO from liability
10. Resolution on the remuneration of the members and deputy members of the Board of Directors

The Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that the board members’ compensation is kept unchanged: Chairman of the Board of Directors EUR 54,000, Vice Chairman EUR 44,000, board members EUR 33,000 and deputy members 16,500 per year, as well as an EUR 500 fee per meeting for each member for Board and Committee meetings. According to the proposal, 40 percent of the annual remuneration will be paid in class B shares of KONE Corporation and the rest in cash. Possible travel expenses are proposed to be reimbursed according to the travel policy of the Company.

11. Resolution on the number of members and deputy members of the Board of Directors

The Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that nine (9) board members and one (1) deputy member are elected.

12. Election of members and deputy member of the Board of Directors

The Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that Shinichiro Akiba, Matti Alahuhta, Anne Brunila, Antti Herlin, Jussi Herlin, Sirkka Hämäläinen-Lindfors, Juhani Kaskeala and Sirpa Pietikäinen are re-elected to the Board of Directors and that Ravi Kant is elected as a new member and that Iiris Herlin is re-elected as a deputy member.

13. Resolution on the remuneration of the auditors

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that the Auditors are reimbursed as per their invoice.

14. Resolution on the number of auditors

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that two (2) Auditors are elected.

15. Election of auditor

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that authorized public accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy and Heikki Lassila are elected as Auditors.

16. Authorizing the Board of Directors to decide on the repurchase of the Company’s own shares

The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting authorizes the Board of Directors to decide on the repurchase of no more than 51,140,000 treasury shares with assets from the company’s unrestricted equity, so that a maximum of 7,620,000 class A shares and a maximum of 43,520,000 class B shares may be repurchased. The consideration to be paid for the repurchased shares with respect to both class A and class B shares will be determined based on the trading price determined for class B shares on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki on the date of repurchase.

Class A shares will be repurchased in proportion to holdings of class A shareholders at a price equivalent to the average price paid for the company’s class B shares on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki on the date of repurchase. Any shareholder wishing to offer his or her class A shares for repurchase by the company must state his or her intention to the company’s Board of Directors in writing. The company may deviate from the obligation to repurchase shares in proportion to the shareholders’ holdings if all the holders of class A shares give their consent. Class B shares will be purchased in public trading on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki at the market price as per the time of purchase.

The Board of Directors proposes that the authorization remains in effect for a period of one year following the date of decision of the General Meeting.

17. Closing of the meeting

B. Documents of the General Meeting

The draft resolutions of the Board of Directors and its committees relating to the agenda of the General Meeting, this notice and Company’s annual accounts, the report of the Board of Directors and the Auditor’s report are on view at KONE Corporation’s website at www.kone.com/corporate/en/Investors/AGM. The draft resolutions of the Board of Directors and its committees and the annual accounts are also on view at the General Meeting. Copies of these documents and of this notice will be sent to shareholders upon request. The minutes of the General Meeting are available on the above-mentioned website no later than March 10, 2014.

C. Instructions for the participants in the General Meeting

1. Right to participate and registration

Each shareholder, who is registered in the shareholders’ register of the Company held by Euroclear Finland Ltd on the record date of the General Meeting, which is February 12, 2014, has the right to participate in the General Meeting. A shareholder, whose shares are registered on his/her personal Finnish book-entry account, is registered in the shareholders’ register of the Company.

A shareholder, who wants to participate in the General Meeting, shall register with the company for the meeting no later than on February 19, 2014 at 3.00 p.m. by giving prior notice of participation. Such notice can be given:
a) on KONE Corporation’s website
b) by regular mail to: KONE Corporation, Share Register, P.O. Box 7, FI-02151 Espoo, Finland
c) by telefax +358 20 475 4523
d) by telephone + 358 20 770 6873.

In connection with the registration, a shareholder shall provide his/her name, personal/business identification number, address, telephone number and the name of any assistant or proxy representative, as well as the personal identification number of a proxy representative. The personal information is used only in connection with the general meeting and with the processing of related registrations.

2. Proxy representative and powers of attorney

A shareholder may participate in the General Meeting and exercise his or her rights at the meeting by way of proxy representation. A proxy representative shall produce a dated proxy document or otherwise in a reliable manner demonstrate his or her right to represent the shareholder at the General Meeting. When a shareholder participates in the general meeting by means of several proxy representatives representing the shareholder with shares in different securities accounts, the shares by which each proxy representative represents the shareholder shall be identified in connection with the registration for the general meeting. Any proxy documents should be delivered in originals to KONE Corporation, Share Register, P.O. Box 7, FI-02151 Espoo, Finland before the last date for registration.

3. Holders of nominee registered shares

A holder of nominee registered shares has the right to participate in the General Meeting by virtue of such shares, based on which he or she on the record date of the General Meeting, i.e. February 12, 2014, is entitled to be registered in the shareholders’ register held by Euroclear Finland Ltd. The right to participate in the General Meeting requires, in addition, that the shareholder on the basis of such shares has been temporarily registered into the shareholders’ register held by Euroclear Finland Ltd at the latest by February 19, 2014 by 10.00 am. This registration is sufficient for holders of nominee registered shares wanting to participate in the General Meeting.

A holder of nominee registered shares is advised to request without delay necessary instructions regarding the registration in the temporary shareholder’s register of the company, the issuing of proxy documents and registration for the General Meeting from his/her custodian bank. The account management organization of the custodian bank has to temporarily register a holder of nominee registered shares, who wants to participate in the General Meeting, into the shareholders’ register of the company no later than the time stated above.

4. Other instructions and information

Pursuant to chapter 5, section 25 of the Finnish Companies Act, a shareholder who is present at the General Meeting has the right to request information with respect to the matters to be considered at the General Meeting.

On the date of this notice 28 January 2014, the total number of shares in KONE Corporation is 522,741,620 shares constituted of 76,208,712 class A shares and 446,532,908 class B shares. Based on the articles of association, each class A share entitles its holder to one vote and each full ten class B shares entitle their holder to one vote, but each shareholder has a minimum of one vote.

The participants of the General Meeting are kindly notified that coffee will be served after the meeting.

In Helsinki 28 January 2014

KONE Corporation
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Matters on the Agenda of the Annual General Meeting

At the General Meeting, the following matters will be considered:

1. Opening of the meeting
2. Calling the meeting to order
3. Election of person to scrutinize the minutes and persons to supervise the counting of votes
4. Recording the legality of the meeting
5. Recording the attendance at the meeting and adoption of the list of votes
6. Presentation of the annual accounts, the report of the Board of Directors and the auditor’s report for the year 2013

Review by the President and CEO

7. Adoption of the annual accounts
8. Resolution on the use of the profit shown on the balance sheet and the payment of dividends

The Board of Directors proposes that for the financial year 2013 a dividend of EUR 0.9975 is paid for each class A share and a dividend of EUR 1.00 is paid for each class B share. The date of record for dividend distribution is proposed to be February 27, 2014 and the dividend is proposed to be paid on March 6, 2014.

9. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the President and CEO from liability
10. Resolution on the remuneration of the members and deputy members of the Board of Directors

The Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that the board members’ compensation is kept unchanged: Chairman of the Board of Directors EUR 54,000, Vice Chairman EUR 44,000, board members EUR 33,000 and deputy members 16,500 per year, as well as an EUR 500 fee per meeting for each member for Board and Committee meetings. According to the proposal, 40 percent of the annual remuneration will be paid in class B shares of KONE Corporation and the rest in cash. Possible travel expenses are proposed to be reimbursed according to the travel policy of the Company.

11. Resolution on the number of members and deputy members of the Board of Directors

The Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that nine (9) board members and one (1) deputy member are elected.

12. Election of members and deputy member of the Board of Directors

The Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that Shinichiro Akiba, Matti Alahuhta, Anne Brunila, Antti Herlin, Jussi Herlin, Sirkka Hämäläinen-Lindfors, Juhani Kaskeala and Sirpa Pietikäinen are re-elected to the Board of Directors and that Ravi Kant is elected as a new member and that Iiris Herlin is re-elected as a deputy member.

13. Resolution on the remuneration of the auditors

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that the Auditors are reimbursed as per their invoice.

14. Resolution on the number of auditors

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that two (2) Auditors are elected.

15. Election of auditor

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that authorized public accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy and Heikki Lassila are elected as Auditors.

16. Authorizing the Board of Directors to decide on the repurchase of the Company’s own shares

The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting authorizes the Board of Directors to decide on the repurchase of no more than 51,140,000 treasury shares with assets from the company’s unrestricted equity, so that a maximum of 7,620,000 class A shares and a maximum of 43,520,000 class B shares may be repurchased. The consideration to be paid for the repurchased shares with respect to both class A and class B shares will be determined based on the trading price determined for class B shares on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki on the date of repurchase.

Class A shares will be repurchased in proportion to holdings of class A shareholders at a price equivalent to the average price paid for the company’s class B shares on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki on the date of repurchase. Any shareholder wishing to offer his or her class A shares for repurchase by the company must state his or her intention to the company’s Board of Directors in writing. The company may deviate from the obligation to repurchase shares in proportion to the shareholders' holdings if all the holders of class A shares give their consent. Class B shares will be purchased in public trading on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki at the market price as per the time of purchase.

The Board of Directors proposes that the authorization remains in effect for a period of one year following the date of decision of the General Meeting.

17. Closing of the meeting

Proposals of the Board of Directors of KONE Corporation and its Committees to the General Meeting February 24, 2014.

Board of Directors:

Proposal on the use of the profit shown on the balance sheet and the payment of dividend

The Board of Directors proposes that for the financial year 2013 a dividend of EUR 0.9975 is paid for each class A share and a dividend of EUR 1.00 is paid for each class B share. The date of record for dividend distribution is proposed to be February 27, 2014 and the dividend is proposed to be paid on March 6, 2014.

Proposal for authorizing the Board of Directors to decide on the repurchase of the Company’s own shares

The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting authorizes the Board of Directors to decide on the repurchase of no more than 51,140,000 treasury shares with assets from the company’s unrestricted equity, so that a maximum of 7,620,000 class A shares and a maximum of 43,520,000 class B shares may be repurchased. The consideration to be paid for the repurchased shares with respect to both class A and class B shares will be determined based on the trading price determined for class B shares on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki on the date of repurchase.

Class A shares will be repurchased in proportion to holdings of class A shareholders at a price equivalent to the average price paid for the company’s class B shares on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki on the date of repurchase. Any shareholder wishing to offer his or her class A shares for repurchase by the company must state his or her intention to the company’s Board of Directors in writing. The company may deviate from the obligation to repurchase shares in proportion to the shareholders' holdings if all the holders of class A shares give their consent. Class B shares will be purchased in public trading on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki at the market price as per the time of purchase.

The Board of Directors proposes that the authorization remains in effect for a period of one year following the date of decision of the General Meeting.

Nomination and Compensation Committee:

Proposal for the remuneration of the members and deputy members of the Board of Directors

The Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that the board members’ compensation is kept unchanged: Chairman of the Board of Directors EUR 54,000, Vice Chairman EUR 44,000, board members EUR 33,000 and deputy members 16,500 per year, as well as an EUR 500 fee per meeting for each member for Board and Committee meetings. According to the proposal, 40 percent of the annual remuneration will be paid in class B shares of KONE Corporation and the rest in cash. Possible travel expenses are proposed to be reimbursed according to the travel policy of the Company.

Proposal for the number of members and deputy members of the Board of Directors

The Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that nine (9) board members and one (1) deputy member are elected.

Proposal for members of the Board of Directors

The Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that Shinichiro Akiba, Matti Alahuhta, Anne Brunila, Antti Herlin, Jussi Herlin, Sirkka Hämäläinen-Lindfors, Juhani Kaskeala and Sirpa Pietikäinen are re-elected to the Board of Directors and that Ravi Kant is elected as a new member and that Iiris Herlin is re-elected as a deputy member.

Ravi Kant, B.Tech. (Hons.) (IIT, Kharagpur, India) and M.Sc. (Aston University, Birmingham, UK), born 1944, is currently Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tata Motors Ltd. He has previously served in different positions in Tata Motors since 1999, and as Managing Director and CEO from 2005 to 2009 and after that as the Vice Chairman. Prior to that, he was Director, Consumer Electronics, Philips India; Director (Marketing), LML Ltd. and Vice President (Marketing), Titan Watches Ltd. He is currently also Chairman of the Board of Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, Tata Advance Materials Ltd and Tal Manufacturing Solutions. He is also member of the boards of Tata Industries Ltd, National Institute of Design (India), Enactus (USA) and WonderWork (USA). Previously he has been chairman and director of several Tata companies in India and abroad.

Audit Committee:

Proposal for the remuneration of the auditors

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that the Auditors are reimbursed as per their invoice.

Proposal for the number of the auditors

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that two (2) Auditors are elected.

Proposal for election of auditors

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that authorized public accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy and Heikki Lassila are elected as Auditors.

Minutes of the AGM

This document is an unofficial translation from the Finnish original. In the event of any discrepancies between the Finnish and English versions, the Finnish version shall prevail.

Matters relating to the Annual General Meeting

KONE Corporation’s Annual General Meeting was held in Helsinki on February 24, 2014. The meeting approved the financial statements and discharged the responsible parties from liability for the financial period January 1–December 31, 2013.

The General Meeting approved dividends of EUR 0.9975 for each of the 76,208,712 class A shares and EUR 1.00 for each of the outstanding 436,474,010 class B shares. The date of record for dividend distribution is February 27, 2014 and dividends will be payable on March 6, 2014.

The number of Members of the Board of Directors was confirmed as nine. Re-elected as Members of the Board were Shinichiro Akiba, Matti Alahuhta, Anne Brunila, Antti Herlin, Jussi Herlin, Sirkka Hämäläinen-Lindfors, Juhani Kaskeala and Sirpa Pietikäinen. Ravi Kant was elected as new Member of the Board. Iiris Herlin was elected as Deputy Member of the Board.

The General Meeting confirmed an annual compensation of EUR 54,000 for the Chairman of the Board, EUR 44,000 for the Vice Chairman, EUR 33,000 for Board Members and EUR 16,500 for Deputy Board Member. In addition, a compensation of EUR 500 was approved for attendance at Board and Committee meetings. Of the annual remuneration, 40 percent will be paid in class B shares of KONE Corporation and the rest in cash.

Authorized public accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy and Heikki Lassila were nominated as auditors.

Authorization to repurchase own shares

The General Meeting approved the authorization for the Board of Directors to repurchase KONE’s own shares. Altogether no more than 51,140,000 shares may be repurchased, of which no more than 7,620,000 may be class A shares and 43,520,000 class B shares. The authorization shall remain in effect for a period of one year from the date of decision of the General Meeting.

Decisions by the Board of Directors

At its meeting held after the General Meeting, the Board of Directors elected from among its members Antti Herlin as its Chair and Jussi Herlin as Vice Chair.

Jussi Herlin was elected as Chairman and Anne Brunila, Antti Herlin and Sirkka Hämäläinen-Lindfors as members of the Audit Committee. Sirkka Hämäläinen-Lindfors and Anne Brunila are independent of both the company and of significant shareholders and Jussi Herlin is independent of the company.

Antti Herlin was elected as Chairman and Jussi Herlin and Juhani Kaskeala as members of the Nomination and Compensation Committee. Juhani Kaskeala is independent of both the company and of significant shareholders.

Presentation by the President & CEO