New Board members proposed for Atlas Copco AB

Stockholm, Sweden, March 22, 2016: Atlas Copco’s Nomination Committee proposes
Sabine Neuβ and Gunilla Berg as new members of the Board of Directors of Atlas
Copco AB.
The proposal includes re-election of Board members Hans Stråberg, Chair, Ronnie
Leten, Anders Ullberg, Staffan Bohman, Margreth Øvrum, Johan Forssell and Peter
Wallenberg Jr. Ulla Litzén and Gunilla Nordström have declined re-election.

Sabine Neuβ, born 1968, is a German citizen with a M.Sc. in engineering from the
Coburg University in Germany. Since 2013 she is the Chief Operating Officer for
Linde Material Handling, a world-leading manufacturer of forklift trucks and
warehouse handling equipment. She has been Managing Director of TRW Automotive
Safety Systems, and has held various positions in Behr, a supplier for
automotive air conditioning and engine cooling systems, including a Group Vice
President position in the U.S. between 2004 and 2007. During the first eight
years of her career she worked for Brose Fahrzeug, a supplier to the automotive
industry. Sabine Neuβ is a member of the Supervisory Board of German automotive
manufacturing company Continental AG.

Gunilla Berg, born 1960, is a Swedish citizen with a B.Sc. in Finance from the
Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden. Since 2014 she is Group Chief Financial
Officer of PostNord, a logistics solutions company. Former positions include
being Executive Vice President and CFO of the airline company SAS Group, media
solutions provider Teracom Group and grocery retail trade specialist KF Group.
She has also had various positions within AGA, today part of the Linde Group.
Gunilla Berg is a member of the Board of Alfa Laval, a world leader within the
technology areas of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling.

Shareholders will vote on the Nomination Committee’s proposal at Atlas Copco’s
Annual General Meeting, which will be held on April 26, 2016, in Solna, Sweden.
For more information please contact the Nomination Committee at
nominations@atlascopco.com
Alternatively, contact:
Ola Kinnander, Media Relations Manager
+46 8 743 8060 or +46 70 347 2455
media@se.atlascopco.com
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 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 2015, Atlas Copco had revenues of BSEK 102 (BEUR 11) and more than
43 000 employees. Learn more at
www.atlascopcogroup.com (http://www.atlascopco.com).