Interim report second quarter 2006

STRONG BUSINESS CLIMATE AND IMPROVED PROFITABILITY

• Order intake +7%*, SEK 19,131 M. • Invoiced sales +8%*, SEK 17,851 M. • Operating profit +24%, SEK 2,995 M. • Profit after financial items +21%, SEK 2,695 M. • Profit for the period +24%, SEK 1,987 M. • Earnings per share +33%, SEK 1.60. • Cash flow +67%, SEK 1,477 M. Additional information is available by telephone +46 (0)26-26 10 01. A telephone conference will be held on 20 july at 2:00 p.m. For further information, visit www.sandvik.com The Sandvik Group’s earnings for the third quarter of 2006 will be published on 27 October 2006. Sandviken, 20 July 2006 Sandvik AB; (publ) Lars Pettersson President and CEO