Sandvik

Board/Management Information • Sep 10, 2008

Sandvik AB – Nomination Committee for Annual General Meeting on 28 April 2009

At Sandvik AB's Annual General Meeting on 29 April 2008, it was resolved that the company shall have a Nomination Committee comprising one representative for each of the four principal shareholders, together with the Chairman of the Board (convenor). In addition, the Nomination Committee has the possibility to call in one coopted member to the Nomination Committee from the Board members if required. At the time of the formation of the Nomination Committee, the ownership conditions shall determine which shareholders are the principal shareholders based on the information received from VPC AB on the last banking day in August 2008. The composition of the Nomination Committee shall be announced publicly as soon as it is appointed. The Chairman of the Nomination Committee shall be the member representing the largest shareholder. The term of the Nomination Committee extends until the next Nomination Committee is appointed.

The Nomination Committee shall prepare proposals regarding the Chairman of the Meeting, the number of Board members, fees to be paid to the Board members and auditors, the Board members and Board Chairman, and how the Nomination Committee shall be elected for the 2010 Annual General Meeting and the duties of that Nomination Committee.

The Nomination Committee has now been appointed and comprises the following members:

Carl-Olof By, AB Industrivärden, Chairman of the Nomination Committee Håkan Sandberg, Handelsbanken's Pension Foundation and Pension Fund Staffan Grefbäck, Alecta Pension Insurance Marianne Nilsson, Swedbank Robur Funds Clas Åke Hedström, Sandvik's Board Chairman

Shareholders wishing to present proposals to the Nomination Committee for the 2009 Annual General Meeting can submit them to the Nomination Committee's secretary Bo Severin (Sandvik's Chief Counsel) by post: Sandvik AB, Attn: Bo Severin, SE-811 81 Sandviken, Sweden, or by e-mail: bo.severin@sandvik.com.

Information about the Annual General Meeting and the Nomination Committee is available on the company website: www.sandvik.se or www.sandvik.com.

Sandviken, 10 September 2008

Sandvik AB (publ)

Clas Åke Hedström Board Chairman and convening authority for the Nomination Committee

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