Annual General Meeting of AB SKF

Annual General Meeting of AB SKF The Annual General Meeting of Aktiebolaget SKF, parent company of the SKF Group, was held in Göteborg on Tuesday, April 20, 2004, under the chairmanship of Mr Anders Scharp. The income statements and the balance sheets of the parent company and the Group were adopted, together with the Board's proposal for distribution of surplus. The proposed dividend of SEK 10 per share was approved. To be entitled to receive the dividend for 2003, shareholders must be recorded in the share register on April 23. The following Board members were reelected: Mr Anders Scharp, Mr Sören Gyll, Mr Vito H Baumgartner, Ms Ulla Litzén, Mr Clas Åke Hedström, Mr Philip N Green and Mr Tom Johnstone. Ms Winnie Kin Wah Fok was elected new Board member. At the statutory meeting of the Board following the Annual General Meeting, Mr Anders Scharp was elected Chairman. Göteborg, April 20, 2004 Aktiebolaget SKF (publ.) For further information, please contact: PRESS: Lars G Malmer, SKF Group Communication, tel. +46 (0)31 337 1541, e-mail: Lars.G.Malmer@skf.com IR: Marita Björk, SKF Investor Relations, tel. +46 (0)31 3371994, e-mail: Marita.Bjork@skf.com Aktiebolaget SKF, 415 50 Göteborg, tel: 031 337 1000, fax 031 337 2832, www.skf.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/04/20/20040420BIT21270/wkr0001.pdf