Atlas Copco Capital Markets Day 2003


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 02, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Atlas Copco (Other OTC:ATLKY):

We are pleased to invite you to Atlas Copco's Capital Markets Day 2003, which will take place on November 12 at the IVA Conference Center in Stockholm, Sweden.

The purpose of the meeting is to give an update on the strategy and development of the Atlas Copco Group including the four Business Areas; Compressor Technique, Construction and Mining Technique, Industrial Technique and Rental Service. The program will start at 13.00 and conclude with a dinner in the evening.

Please register your participation, no later than October 31, on www.atlascopco-group.com under Investor Relations, where you find a link to the registration form.

For further details please see enclosure.

We look forward to seeing you on November 12.



 Telephone:   +46 (0)8 791 2900
 Fax:         +46 (0)8 611 5623

      www.iva.se/konferenscenter/ (Swedish only)

 Program
 13.00-18.30  Presentations
 19.00        Dinner

 Participants from Atlas Copco:

 Gunnar Brock    President and CEO

 Bengt Kvarnback Senior Executive Vice President, Compressor 
                 Technique

 Freek Nijdam    Senior Executive Vice President, Rental Service

 Goran Gezelius  Senior Executive Vice President, Industrial 
                 Technique

 Bjorn Rosengren Senior Executive Vice President, Construction and Mining
                 Technique

 Hans Ola Meyer  Chief Financial Officer

 Annika Berglund Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications

 Mattias Olsson  Investor Relations Manager


 For further queries, please contact
 Mattias Olsson, Investor Relations Manager
 Telephone:   +46 (0)8 743 8291
 Mobile:      +46 (0)70 518 8291
 e-mail:      mattias.olsson@se.atlascopco.com

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The following files are available for download:

Enclosure: Atlas Copco -- Capital Markets Day November 12, 2003

http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/10/02/20031002BIT01030/wkr0001.doc

http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/10/02/20031002BIT01030/wkr0002.pdf