Atlas Copco's Q1 Report Conference Call


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 14, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Atlas Copco will publish its Q1 results on Tuesday, April 27 at approximately 12 PM CET. A conference call will take place at 3:00 PM CET / 9:00 AM EST. Your participation is welcomed.

Participating from Atlas Copco will be Gunnar Brock, President and CEO and Hans Ola Meyer, CFO. The conference call 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 the Investor Relations section of our website for handout and further details. www.atlascopco-group.com

If you have questions or comments, please contact Mattias Olsson by e-mail: mattias.olsson@se.atlascopco.com or by telephone: +46 (0)8 743 8291.

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)207 984 7582

Replay-number +44 (0)207 784 1024

Code 748 373#

The replay is available for two days.

We look forward to your participation.

Mattias Olsson Investor Relations Manager

For further information Atlas Copco AB (publ) SE-105 23 Stockholm, Sweden Phone: +46-8-743 8000, Fax: +46-8-644 9045 Internet: www.atlascopco-group.com Corp. id. no: 556014-2720

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