A shareholder is entitled to request that a matter be raised at the Annual General Meeting. The request should be addressed to the Board, but can be sent to Kerstin Wahlen, Atlas Copco AB, SE-105 23 Stockholm, Sweden, or via e-mail to kerstin.wahlen@se.atlascopco.com. To ensure that the matter to be considered is included in the agenda in a satisfactory manner in the Notice to the Annual General Meeting, Atlas Copco recommends that the shareholder's request be posted in time to reach the Company no later than March 12, 2009.

Shareholders can submit proposals of members of the Atlas Copco Board as late as at the Annual General Meeting, whereas the date referred to above pertains to the possibility to include a matter in the agenda. Proposals of members of the Atlas Copco Board have to reach the Nomination Committee no later than March 3, 2009 to be considered by the Committee. Proposals may be sent via mail to Atlas Copco AB, SE-105 23 Stockholm, by e-mail to nominations@atlascopco.com or by fax +46-8-615 0026.