Atlas Copco cancels Secondary Listing at the London Stock Exchange

Stockholm, Sweden, January 14, 2005: Atlas Copco has today requested the cancellation of the secondary listing of its class A and B shares from the Official List of the UK Listing Authority.

The trading of Atlas Copco shares on the London Stock Exchange is negligible and therefore does not support a listing. The trading is intended to be discontinued on February 25, 2005.