Proposal from the Atlas Copco AB Nomination Committee for the AGM 2013

Synthetic shares: The Nomination Committee looks positively to the ownership by Board members of shares in the company. The recommendation is that each Board member should have the exposure reflecting the holding of the number of shares, or e.g. synthetic shares, corresponding to the pre-tax compensation for one year’s board membership. The holding should be built up during a period of five years. The shares to be kept during the tenure. Of the stated Board fees 50% can be made available in the form of synthetic shares in compliance with adopted conditions (versions in Swedish and English).