Interim report first quarter 2010


Interim report first quarter 2010

CONTINUED RECOVERY

•	Order intake SEK 22,270 M
•	Invoiced sales SEK 18,534 M
•	Operating profit SEK 1,897 M
•	Operating margin 10.2%
•	Cash flow SEK +2,287 M

Accounting policies
This interim report was prepared in accordance with IFRS, applying IAS 34,
Interim Financial Reporting. The same accounting and valuation policies were
applied as in the most recent annual report. New standards and interpretations
effective from 1 January 2010 have not had any significant impact on Sandvik's
financial statements.

The Sandvik Group's interim report for the second quarter 2010 will be published
on 20 July 2010. Additional information may be obtained from Jan Lissåker,
Sandvik Investor Relations at 
tel. +46 26 26 10 23 or Magnus Larsson at tel +46 26 26 09 37 or by e-mailing
info.ir@sandvik.com.

A teleconference will be held on 4 May at 14.00 CET. Information available at
www.sandvik.com/ir.


Sandviken 4 May 2010


Sandvik Aktiebolag (publ)

Lars Pettersson
President and CEO

Sandvik discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities
Market Act. The information
is submitted for publication on 4 May 2010 at 12.00 CET.

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