Atlas Copco completes acquisition of Edwards Group

Stockholm, Sweden, January 9, 2014: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of
sustainable productivity solutions, has closed the acquisition of Edwards Group
Ltd., headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Edwards is a technology and market leader in sophisticated vacuum products and
abatement solutions. The products and services are integral to manufacturing
processes, such as for semiconductors and flat panel displays, and are used
within an increasingly diverse range of industrial applications.

Following the acquisition Edwards will be delisted from the NASDAQ stock
exchange.

Atlas Copco has initially paid Edwards shareholders USD 9.25 per share. Once
Edwards’s audited 2013 income statement is final, an additional payment of up to
USD 1.25 per share will be made, corresponding to a maximum total of USD 10.50
per share.

Edwards’s 2013 income statement is estimated to be ready before the end of the
first quarter of 2014.

The acquired business is now part of Atlas Copco’s new Vacuum Solutions division
in the Compressor Technique business area. For more details, please see Atlas
Copco’s press release issued on August 19, 2013.
For further information please contact:
Mattias Olsson, Vice President Investor Relations
+46 (0)8 743 8295 or +46 (0)72 729 8295
ir@se.atlascopco.com
Ola Kinnander, Media Relations Manager
+46 (0)8 743 8060 or +46 (0)70 347 2455
media@se.atlascopco.com
Atlas Copco discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities
Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act.

Atlas Copco is an industrial group with world-leading positions in compressors,
expanders and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power
tools and assembly systems. With innovative products and services, Atlas Copco
delivers solutions for sustainable productivity. The company was founded in
1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than
170 countries. In 2012, Atlas Copco had 39 800 employees and revenues of BSEK
90.5 (BEUR 10.5). Learn more at www.atlascopco.com.

Atlas Copco’s Compressor Technique business area provides industrial
compressors, vacuum solutions, gas and process compressors and expanders, air
and gas treatment equipment and air management systems. It has a global service
network and offers specialty rental services. Compressor Technique innovates for
sustainable productivity in the manufacturing, oil and gas, and process
industries. Principal product development and manufacturing units are located in
Belgium, Germany, the United States, China and India.