Group, First Quarter 8,156 MSEK -3% Change in value 1st Half-year, 1999 / 1998 Orders Received Change in value 1st Quarter, 1999 / 1998 Group, First Half-year 16,900 MSEK 0% Comparison Q1 and H1

Orders Received (Jan - June) Group total 16,900 MSEK 0% Portion of Group Sales Change in value 1999 / 1998 Atlas Copco Group

Jan - June 1998 Jan - June 1999 Change % SEKm Change % Q2 -98 Q ,900 16,370 1, ,913 16,784 2, Orders Received Orders Invoiced EBIT EBIT margin, % ,744 8,619 1, ,509 8,676 1, Atlas Copco Group

SEKmMargin Earnings by business areas as at June 30 Compressor Technique Construction & Mining Industrial Technique Rental Service Corporate items EBIT Financial items Profit after fin. Items Taxes Minority Net profit 1, , , , , , Atlas Copco Group

Compressor Technique

Jan - June 1998 Jan - June 1999 Change % SEKm Change % Q2 -98 Q ,604 6, ,868 6,844 1, Orders Received Orders Invoiced EBIT EBIT margin, % ,433 3, ,384 3, Compressor Technique Atlas Copco Group

Construction & Mining Technique

Jan - June 1998 Jan - June 1999 Change % SEKm Change % Q2 -98 Q ,027 2, ,365 3, Orders Received Orders Invoiced EBIT EBIT margin, % ,582 1, ,745 1, Construction & Mining Technique Atlas Copco Group

Industrial Technique

Jan - June 1998 Jan - June 1999 Change % SEKm Change % Q2 -98 Q ,274 5, ,991 4, Orders Received Orders Invoiced EBIT EBIT margin, % ,664 2, ,494 2, Industrial Technique Atlas Copco Group

Jan - June 1998 Jan - June 1999 Change % SEKm Change % Q2 -98 Q ,282 2, ,842 1, Orders Received Orders Invoiced EBIT EBIT margin, % ,197 1, Rental Service Atlas Copco Group

Profit after financial items & Profit margin SEKm June Jan - Dec % of NIS Atlas Copco Group

Taxes 12 month values / Atlas Copco Group July - June

Intangible ass. Fixed assets Inventories Receivables Other rec. Cash & Bank Total 11,032 9,888 5,460 6,567 1,073 1,915 35, %SEKm ,617 10,893 5,351 6,754 1,149 1,463 37, Equity Minority int. Int. bearing liab. & prov. Non int. bear. liab. & prov. Total 13, ,581 9,370 35, , ,790 9,884 37, SEKm % Balance sheet as at June 30 Atlas Copco Group

SEKm Capital expenditures in tangible fixed assets Atlas Copco Group

Inventories & Customer receivables as percent of sales 12 month values / Atlas Copco Group July - June

Cash and Interest bearing debt as at June Long-term loans 2,370 1,773 1,913 2,534 2,759 2,195 1,915 5,352 1,463 4,823 4,317 2,802 Pensions Cash Short-term loans 5,188 5,553 1,911 1,946 1,934 1,998 2,041 1,414 Net borrowings1, ,0922,06210,66610,327 SEKm Atlas Copco Group

Operating cash surplus after tax Of which depreciation added back Change in working capital Cash flow from operations Investments in tangible fixed assets Sale of tangible fixed assets Company acquisitions / divestments Cash flow from investments Cash flow after net investments Dividend paid Net Cash flow Change in interest-bearing liabilities Cash flow after financing Liquid funds at year start Translation difference Liquid funds at period end 1, , , ,902 1, , , , ,463 1,965 1, SEKm Cash flow Jan - June Atlas Copco Group

Profit per Share quarterly and 12 month values :44 2:40 3:06 2:612:64 2:232:45 2:94 SEK 2:63 9:93 10:56 12:03 2:17 2:82 3:40 2:87 3:36 1:95 11:19 3: :92 3:18 Atlas Copco Group 3:14

Atlas Copco Group Industrial and Geographical Demand Outlook August 1999 Weight by Industry Weight by Region 15% 10% 20% 40% 5% Construction Mechanical Automotive Mining Process Others South America North America Europe 9% 3% 48% 36% Africa/Middle East Asia/Australia 4% Total Demand Outlook

Capital Goods 45% Expendables and After Market 55% Atlas Copco’s “Six Demand Keys” Industry Mining Construction Total Demand Outlook Industrial Machine Investment Metal Ore Production Mining Machine Investment Public Investment Industrial Production Construction Activity August 1999 Atlas Copco Group