Sandvik

Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Sep 12, 2011

Sandvik AB – Nomination Committee for Annual General Meeting on 2 May 2012

At Sandvik AB's Annual General Meeting on 3 May 2011, 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 co-opted 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 Euroclear SwedenAB on the last banking day inAugust 2011.

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, the election of Board members and Board Chairman and how the Nomination Committee shall be elected for the 2013Annual General Meeting and the duties of the 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 Marianne Nilsson, Swedbank Robur Funds Anders Nyrén, Sandvik's Board Chairman

Shareholders wishing to present proposals to the Nomination Committee for the 2012Annual General Meeting can submit them to the Nomination Committee's secretary Bo Severin (Sandvik's General Counsel) by post:Sandvik AB, Attn: Bo Severin, SE-811 81 Sandviken, Sweden, or by e-mail: bo.severin@sandvik.com.

Sandviken, 12 September 2011

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