The Board of Directors of Atlas Copco AB proposed to the Annual General Meeting that a dividend of SEK 6.30 per share be paid for 2018. The proposed dividend can be compared to an approximate dividend in 2017, for the continuing business of Atlas Copco (excluding Epiroc), of SEK 5.20 per share. In order to facilitate a efficient cash management, the dividend is proposed to be paid in two equal installments, the first with record date April 29, 2019 and the second with record date October 28, 2019.