Atlas Copco's Q4 Report Conference Call and Presentation


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 20, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Atlas Copco (Other OTC:ATLKY) will publish its Q4 results on Monday, Februay 3 at approx. 12:00 PM CET. A conference call and a simultaneous presentation will take place at 3:00 PM CET/9:00 AM EST. Your participation is welcomed.

The presentation will be held at the Operaterassen, Stockholm, Sweden.

Participating from Atlas Copco will be Gunnar Brock, President and CEO, Hans Ola Meyer, CFO, and Annika Berglund, Senior Vice President, Group Communications. The meeting will begin with a short presentation of the report followed by a question and answer session.

The conference call will be broadcasted live via the Internet. Please see our Website for handout and further details.

If you wish to participate, please register before January 31 on: www.atlascopco-group.com -- Investor Relations -- Calendar

If you have questions or comments, please contact Mattias Olsson by e-mail: mattias.olsson@se.atlascopco.com or by telephone: +46 (0)8 743 8291.

Please note that the conference call will be a dial-in only.


 Participants within        Dial-in number         Replay-number  Code
 North America             +1 334 323 6203       +1 334 323 6222 316372
 Great Britain                20 7162 0125          20 8288 4459 316372
 Rest of the world     +44 (0)20 7162 0125   +44 (0)20 8288 4459 316372

The replay is available for two days.

We look forward to your participation.

Mattias Olsson, Investor Relations Manager

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 www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/01/20/20030120BIT00060/wkr0001.doc
 www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/01/20/20030120BIT00060/wkr0002.pdf