Atlas Copco’s Q2 report Conference Call on July 18

July 5, 2005

Stockholm, July 5, 2005: Atlas Copco will publish its Q2 results on Monday, July 18 at approximately 12:00 PM CET. A conference call and a simultaneous presentation will take place at 3:00 PM CET / 9:00 AM EST.
The presentation will be held in The Atlas Copco Hall, Sickla Industriväg 9, Nacka, Sweden. Coffee will be served from 2:30 PM.  Participating from Atlas Copco will be Gunnar Brock, President and CEO, and Hans Ola Meyer, CFO. The meeting will begin with a short presentation of the report followed by a question and answer session.  The conference call will be broadcasted live via the Internet.  Please see our website for link, handout and further details.  If you wish to participate at the presentation, please register before July 15:  www.atlascopco-group.com/ir  To help ensure that the conference call begins in a timely manner, please dial in 5-10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.  Dial-in number  +44 (0)20 7365 1854 Replay-number +44 (0)20 7784 1024 Code                3889445#  The replay is available for two days.  We look forward to your participation.  Mattias Olsson  Investor Relations Manager  Contact:  Mattias Olsson, Investor Relations Manager  +46 (0)8 743 8291 or +46 (0)70 518 8291  [email protected]  Atlas Copco is an international industrial Group with its head office in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2004, the Group had revenues of approximately BSEK 49, with 98% of revenues outside Sweden. The Group has more than 25 000 employees. The Group produces and markets compressed air equipment and generators, construction and mining equipment, industrial tools, and assembly systems and offers related service and equipment rental. The Atlas Copco Group includes famous brands such as Atlas Copco, RSC Equipment Rental, and CP. More information can be found on atlascopco.com.