Sandvik secures major materials handling order

In October, Sandvik Mining was awarded a major materials handling contract in
South America.
The value of the contract exceeds 650 million SEK and will be recorded as order
intake in the fourth quarter.

The contract will be executed and also contribute to Sandvik Mining's business
for the years 2013 until 2015.

The order includes engineering, manufacturing, freight and site services of
conveying systems comprising relocatable and modularized type conveyors, for a
surface mine.

"The importance, size and complexity of the conveyor systems and the performance
data demonstrate Sandvik Mining's capability to provide high-tech solutions in
the area of continuous mining", says Gary Hughes, President of the Sandvik
Mining business area.

Stockholm, 24 October 2013

Sandvik AB

Sandvik AB discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities
Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was
submitted for publication at 07:45 CET on 24 October, 2013.

For further information contact: Magnus Larsson, Vice President Investor
Relations, Sandvik AB,
tel +46 8 456 12 40 or Pär Altan, Vice President External Communications,
Sandvik AB, tel +46 8 456 12 37

Sandvik Group
Sandvik is a global industrial group with advanced products and world-leading
positions in selected areas – tools for metal cutting, equipment and tools for
the mining and construction industries, stainless materials, special alloys,
metallic and ceramic resistance materials as well as process systems. In 2012
the Group had about 49,000 employees and representation in 130 countries, with
annual sales of about 99,000 million SEK.
Sandvik Mining
Sandvik Mining is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a leading global
supplier of equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining
industry. The offering covers rock drilling, rock cutting, rock crushing,
loading and hauling and materials handling. In 2012 sales amounted to about
37,800 million SEK, with approximately 14,000 employees.