Atlas Copco delisted from Dusseldorf and Hamburg Stock Exchanges

Atlas Copco delisted from Dusseldorf and Hamburg Stock Exchanges Atlas Copco AB has decided to delist its shares from Dusseldorf and Hamburg Stock Exchanges as per June 30, 2001. The trade of the Atlas Copco share will now be concentrated to Stockholmsbörsen in Stockholm, Sweden, London Stock Exchange in London, England, and Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse in Frankfurt, Germany. The Atlas Copco Group is an international industrial company with its head office in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2000, the Group had revenues of $5 billion USD, with 98 percent of revenues outside Sweden, and close to 27,000 employees. Atlas Copco companies develop, manufacture, and market electric and pneumatic tools, compressed air equipment and generators, construction and mining equipment, assembly systems, and offer related service and equipment rental. More information is available on www.atlascopco-group.com. CONTACT: Mattias Olsson, Investor Relations Manager, Atlas Copco AB, Sweden + 46 (0)8 743 8291, e-mail: mattias.olsson@atlascopco.com Rhonda Moritz, North American Communications Manager, USA +1 973 439 3438, e-mail: rhonda.moritz@us.atlascopco.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/07/02/20010702BIT00580/bit0002.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/07/02/20010702BIT00580/bit0002.pdf