Interim report first quarter 2006

Continued strong growth

• Order intake +23%*, SEK 20,985 M • Invoiced sales +15%*, SEK 17,481 M • Profit after financial items +42%, SEK 2,684 M • Profit for the period +42%, SEK 1,939 M • Return on capital employed, 25.1% (20.3%) • Cash flow +91%, SEK 2,379 M • Earnings per share +48%, SEK 7.70 Additional information is available by telephone +46 (0)26-26 10 01. A telephone conference will be held on 2 May at 2:00 p.m. For further information, visit www.sandvik.com Sandviken, 2 May 2006 Sandvik AB; (publ) Lars Pettersson President and CEO