Atlas Copco cancels Secondary Listing at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Stockholm, Sweden, February 7, 2005: Atlas Copco AB has decided to apply for a delisting of the secondary listing of its class A and B shares from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

The trading of Atlas Copco shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is negligible and therefore does not support a listing. The trading is intended to be discontinued during 2005. For further information please contact: Mattias Olsson, Investor Relations Manager +46 (0)8 743 8291 or +46 (0)70 518 8291