SANDVIKEN, Sweden, June 8, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Notice is given to the shareholders in Sandvik AB that an Extraordinary General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 28 June 2005, at 2:00 p.m. at Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Naringslivets Hus), Storgatan 19, Stockholm, Sweden. Registration for the Meeting will commence at 1:00 p.m.
ATTENDANCE
Shareholders who wish to participate in the General Meeting shall notify the company by mail addressed to Sandvik AB, Legal Affairs, SE-811 81, Sandviken, Sweden, or by telephone, +46 (0)26 26 09 40 weekdays, 9 a.m. -- noon and 1 p.m. -- 4 p.m. or telefax, +46 (0)26 26 10 86, or via Internet on the Group's website (www.sandvik.com). Notification must be received by Sandvik AB not later than 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 21 June 2005. To be eligible to participate, shareholders must be recorded in the share register maintained by VPC AB on Friday, 17 June 2005. Shareholders whose shares are registered in the name of a trustee must have temporarily re-registered the shares in their own name at VPC AB on Friday, 17 June 2005 to be entitled to participate in the Meeting. Note that this procedure also applies to shareholders who utilize bank shareholder deposit accounts and/or trade via Internet.
When notifying the company, please provide name, personal registration or corporate registration number, address and telephone number and information regarding any assistants. If participation is by proxy, the proxy must be forwarded to the company prior to the General Meeting.
AGENDA
1. Meeting is opened
2. Election of Chairman of the meeting.
3. Preparation and approval of the voting list
4. Election of one or two minutes-checkers
5. Approval of the agenda
6. Determination of whether the meeting has been duly convened
7. The Board of Directors' proposal for resolutions on
(A.) reduction of the share capital through redemption and
withdrawal of ordinary shares,
(B.) a new issue of C-shares and
(C.) reduction of the share capital through redemption
of C shares and transfer to the statutory reserve.
PROPOSALS FOR RESOLUTIONS
Point 7 - Proposal for resolutions on (A) reduction of the share capital through redemption and withdrawal of ordinary shares, (B) a new issue of C-shares and (C) reduction of the share capital through redemption of C-shares and transfer to the statutory reserve.
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG (publ) The Board of Directors
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