SKF announces change in the total number of votes in the company 31 July 2008


SKF announces change in the total number of votes in the company 31 July 2008

Due to the conversion of shares from series A to series B in accordance with the
company's Articles of Association, AB SKF confirms the following. As per 31 July
2008 the company's share capital amounts to SEK 1,138,377,670 and the total
number of shares amounts to 48,246,034 shares of series A and 407,105,034 shares
of series B. The number of votes in the company amounts to 88,956,537. AB SKF
does not hold any own shares. 

Göteborg, 31 July 2008

Aktiebolaget SKF
(publ) 


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AB SKF may be required to disclose the information provided herein according to
the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The
information was submitted for publication at 10.00 am CEST on 31 July 2008.
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For further information, please contact:
PRESS: Ingalill Östman, SKF Group Communication, tel: +46 31-337 3260, mobile: 
+46 706-973260, e-mail: ingalill.ostman@skf.com
IR: Marita Björk, SKF Investor Relations, tel: +46 31-337 1994, mobile: +46
705-181994,          
e-mail: marita.bjork@skf.com



SKF is a leading global supplier in the areas of bearings, seals, mechatronics,
services and lubrication systems. The Group's service offer includes technical
support, maintenance services, engineering consultancy and training. SKF is
represented in more than 130 countries and has 15,000 distributor locations
worldwide. The Group's annual sales 2007 were SEK 58,559 million. The number of
employees was 42,888.