Atlas Copco's Q3 Report Conference Call, October 22


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 08, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Atlas Copco will publish its Q3 results on Friday, October 22 before 9:00 AM CET. A conference call will be held at 2:00 PM CET / 8:00 AM EST.

Participating from Atlas Copco will be Gunnar Brock, President and CEO, and Hans Ola Meyer, CFO. The conference call 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 the Investor Relations section of our website for handout and further details: www.atlascopco-group.com/ir

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.

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
 +44 (0)20 7019 9509

Replay-number +44 (0)20 7984 7578

Code 807757

The replay is available for two days.

We look forward to your participation.

Mattias Olsson Investor Relations Manager

For further information please contact: Mattias Olsson, Investor Relations Manager +46 (0)8 743 8291 or +46 (0)70 518 8291 e-mail: ir@se.atlascopco.com

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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