Sandvik holds approximately 99.4% of the shares and 99.8% of the votes in Seco Tools following the expiry of the final acceptance period

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Sandviken, 1 February 2012

Sandvik Aktiebolag (publ)

Sandvik AB discloses the information in this press release pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act (SFS 2007:528) and NASDAQ OMX Stockholm’s Rules concerning Takeover Bids on the Stock Market.

The information was submitted for publication at 07:50 CET on 1 February 2012.

For further information, please contact Jan Lissåker, Vice President Investor Relations, Sandvik AB,  +46 26 26 10 23.