Atlas Copco's Q2 report Conference Call on July 16


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Atlas Copco will publish its Q2 results on Friday, July 16 at approximately 12:00 PM CET. A conference call and a simultaneous presentation will take place at 3:00 PM CET / 9:00 AM EST.

The presentation will be held in The Atlas Copco Hall, Sickla Industrivag 9, Nacka, Sweden. Coffee will be served from 2:30 PM.

Participating from Atlas Copco will be Gunnar Brock, President and CEO and Hans Ola Meyer, CFO. 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 link, handout and further details.

If you wish to participate at the presentation, please register before July 14 on: www.atlascopco-group.com Investor Relations

To help ensure that the conference call begins in a timely manner, please dial in 5-10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.


 Dial-in number                Replay-number Code
 +44 (0)20 7784 1004             588522
 +44 (0)20 7984 7578

The replay is available for two days.

We look forward to your participation.

Mattias Olsson Investor Relations Manager

Atlas Copco is an international industrial Group with its head office in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2003, the Group had revenues of approximately SEK 45 billion (EUR 4.9 billion), with 98% of revenues outside Sweden, and about 26 000 employees. The Group produces and markets compressed air equipment and generators, construction and mining equipment, electric and pneumatic tools, and assembly systems and offers related service and equipment rental. The Atlas Copco Group includes famous brands such as Atlas Copco, RSC, Milwaukee Electric Tool, Chicago Pneumatic, and AEG Power Tools. More information can be found on www.atlascopco-group.com.

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