Notice of Annual General Meeting in Atlas Copco AB

Notice of Annual General Meeting in Atlas Copco AB

Stockholm, Sweden, March 19, 2012: The Shareholders of Atlas Copco AB are
invited to attend the Annual General Meeting (the Meeting) to be held on Friday
April 27, 2012 at 3.00 p.m. (Swedish time) at Aula Magna, University of
Stockholm, Frescativägen 6, Stockholm, Sweden. Registration starts 1.30 p.m.

Registration

Shareholders, intending to participate in the Meeting, must

- be recorded in the register of shareholders kept by Euroclear Sweden AB on
Friday April 20, 2012, and

- notify the Company in writing of their intent to participate in the Meeting no
later than Monday April 23, 2012, 1 p.m. to the registration address Atlas Copco
AB, Box 7835, SE-103 98 Stockholm, or by telephone +46 (0)8 402 90 43 working
days between 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. or on the Company website
www.atlascopco.com/agm.

Shareholders whose shares are held in trust by a bank or other trustee must
temporarily register their shares in their own names in the register of
shareholders of Euroclear Sweden AB to be able to participate in the Meeting.
Such temporary registration must be recorded by Monday April 20, 2012.
Shareholders should notify their trustees/banks well in advance of this date.

Shareholders who are represented by proxy holder shall submit a proxy. A proxy
form is available on www.atlascopco.com/agm. The Company will also send a proxy
form to those shareholders who so request. Representatives of legal entities
must be able to present a copy of the registration certificate or other similar
authorization document to support the proxy. Please send such proxies and other
authorization documents to the Company well in advance to ease the registration
process at the Meeting.

Personal data obtained from notifications, proxies and the register of
shareholders kept by Euroclear Sweden AB will solely be used for the necessary
registration and preparation of the voting list for the Meeting. Entrance cards
will be sent to the Shareholders who have notified their intention to
participate. The proceedings will be simultaneously translated into English.
Electronic devices for voting will be used from agenda point eight.

The President’s speech as well as supporting presentation material will be
available on the Company website www.atlascopco.com/agm from April 30, 2012.

For the full Notice of the Annual General Meeting, see the attached pdf file.

For further information please contact:
Daniel Frykholm, Media Relations Manager
+46 (0)8 743 8060 or +46 (0)70 865 8060
Mattias Olsson, Vice President Investor Relations
+46 (0)8 743 8295 or +46 (0)72 729 8295