Atlas Copco's Capital Markets Day

Atlas Copco's Capital Markets Day

Stockholm, Sweden, December 2, 2008: Atlas Copco today holds its annual capital
markets day. The event takes place in central Stockholm and provides an overview
of the Group's strategy and ongoing activities, including an update of the
current market situation.

“After the past years of unprecedented growth, Atlas Copco has a structure and
strategy that will provide resilience in difficult times,” says Gunnar Brock,
President and CEO. “We have a truly global distribution of sales - diversified
among many different customers and industry segments - a large portion of
variable costs, and a growing aftermarket business.” 

The capital markets day includes presentations of Atlas Copco's business areas
Compressor Technique, Construction and Mining Technique and Industrial
Technique. All three business areas will discuss strategies for growth, such as
the increased organizational focus on the aftermarket. This gives a high growth
and profit potential and long-term improved product development and closer
customer relationships. 

“With the large increase in our installed machine base and higher acceptance of
service offerings in emerging markets, we see a substantial growth potential
from increased aftermarket penetration alone,” Gunnar Brock says.

In the third-quarter report published on October 23, Atlas Copco's near-term
outlook was for overall demand to decline compared to the most recent quarters.
This has been clearly seen during the past months, with order intake
substantially below last year's levels.

“Today, we can see how quickly and severely the financial crisis has started to
impact the real economy,” Gunnar Brock says. “This means we have to intensify
and accelerate our plans to reduce capacity and costs."

For further information please contact:
Daniel Frykholm, Media Relations Manager
+46 (0)8 743 8060 or +46 (0)70 865 8060
Ingrid Andersson, Investor Relations Manager 
+46 (0)8 743 8290 or +46 (0)70 497 8290

Atlas Copco discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities
Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. 

Atlas Copco is a world leading provider of industrial productivity solutions.
The products and services range from compressed air and gas equipment,
generators, construction and mining equipment, industrial tools and assembly
systems, to related aftermarket and rental. In close cooperation with customers
and business partners, and with 135 years of experience, Atlas Copco innovates
for superior productivity. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the Group's
global reach spans more than 160 markets. In 2007, Atlas Copco had 33 000
employees and revenues of BSEK 63 (BEUR 6.7). Learn more at www.atlascopco.com.