Announcement of change in the total number of votes in AB SKF 28 November 2008

Due to the conversion of shares from series A to series B in accordance with the company’s Articles of Association, AB SKF confirms the following. As per 28 November 2008 the company’s share capital amounts to SEK 1,138,377,670 and the total number of shares amounts to 47,746,034 shares of series A and 407,605,034 shares of series B. The number of votes in the company amounts to 88,506,537. AB SKF does not hold any own shares.


Göteborg, 28 November 2008


Aktiebolaget SKF
(publ)




AB SKF may be required to disclose the information provided herein according to the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication at 11.00 am on 28 November 2008.









For further information, please contact:
PRESS: Ingalill Östman, SKF Group Communication, tel: +46 31-337 3260, mobile:
+46 706-973260, e-mail: ingalill.ostman@skf.com
IR: Marita Björk, SKF Investor Relations, tel: +46 31-337 1994, mobile: +46 705-181994,
e-mail: marita.bjork@skf.com



SKF is a leading global supplier in the areas of bearings, seals, mechatronics, services and lubrication systems. The Group’s service offer includes technical support, maintenance services, engineering consultancy and training. SKF is represented in more than 130 countries and has 15,000 distributor locations worldwide. The Group’s annual sales 2007 were SEK 58,559 million. The number of employees was 42,888.