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Atlas Copco completes acquisition of Australian rock drills business

January 3, 2018

Stockholm, Sweden, January 3, 2018: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has completed the acquisition of Rockdrill Services Australia Pty. Ltd., a rock drills specialist serving the Australian mining industry.

A rock drill developed by Rockdrill Services Australia

Rockdrill Services Australia is based in Melbourne and has service shops in Kalgoorlie and Townsville. The company develops, remanufactures, services and repairs rock drills used for mining and rock excavation. It has 37 employees and had revenue of MAUD 14 (MSEK 90) in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017. Atlas Copco announced on December 6, 2017, that it had agreed to acquire Rockdrill Services Australia. The purchase price is not material relative to Atlas Copco’s market capitalization and is not disclosed. The business becomes part of the service division in the Mining and Rock Excavation Technique business area, which will be listed as Epiroc on the stock exchange in 2018, provided Atlas Copco shareholders’ approval.

For more information please contact:

Ola Kinnander, Media Relations Manager +46 8 743 8060 or +46 70 347 2455 [email protected]
Helena Hedblom, Business Area President, Mining and Rock Excavation Technique +46 8 743 8314 [email protected]

Atlas Copco is a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions. The Group serves customers with innovative compressors, vacuum solutions and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. Atlas Copco develops products and services focused on productivity, energy efficiency, safety and ergonomics. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 180 countries. In 2016, Atlas Copco had revenues of BSEK 101 (BEUR 11) and about 45 000 employees.

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