Nomination Committee selected for Annual General Meeting on 3 May 2005

Nomination Committee selected for Annual General Meeting on 3 May 2005 In accordance with the decision at Sandvik AB's Annual General Meeting on 6 May 2004, the Nomination Committee comprises representatives of the four largest owners and the Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board of Sandvik convenes the meeting of the Committee after which a Chairman of the Committee is elected. The Nomination Committee's role is to submit proposals to the Annual General Meeting with regard to determining the number of Board members and auditors, fees to the Board and auditors, and the election of the Board as well as the auditors in appropriate cases. After coordination among the owners, the Nomination Committee comprises the following members: Carl-Olof By, Industrivärden Curt Källströmer, Handelsbanken's Pension Foundation and Pension Fund Sarah McPhee, AMF Pension Marianne Nilsson, Robur Clas Åke Hedström, Sandvik's Board Chairman. The Annual General Meeting will be held in Sandviken on 3 May 2005. Sandviken, 29 October 2004 Sandvik AB; (publ) ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/10/29/20041029BIT21530/wkr0001.pdf