Press conference to be held at 11.00 a.m. at Berns in Stockholm

Press conference to be held at 11.00 a.m. at Berns in Stockholm regarding the acquisition of PSS - publication of Trelleborg Group's Q2 report brought forward In connection with Trelleborg's acquisition of polymer operations from Smiths of the UK, a press conference will be held by Trelleborg's Senior Management today, Monday, July 21. CEO Fredrik Arp and CFO Bo Jacobsson will present the acquisition. The publication of the Trelleborg Group's Q2 report, which was to have taken place on Tuesday, July 22, will now be brought forward. The report will be published today. The previously announced presentation of the report will be replaced by today's press conference, where the report will also be presented. The press conference will take place at Berns in Stockholm, room "Strindbergssalen", starting at 11.00 a.m. Address: Näckströmsgatan 8. It will also be possible to participate by telephone or to listen via Internet. To participate in the conference, please call: Tel +46 (0)8 50052880. To listen via Internet: www.trelleborg.com, click on financial info, then on presentations, and press conference. About 30 minutes prior to the start of the conference an illustrated presentation of the acquisition will be available on Trelleborg's website, www.trelleborg.com. Click on "Financial info," and then on "Presentations." The presentation is provided as an Acrobat file. For further information, please contact: Mikael Byström, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications at Trelleborg AB, phone +46 (0)410 67037,+46 (0)708-552169, CFO Bo Jacobsson, tel +46 410-670 99, +46 70- 685 65 60 or Vice President, Corporate Communications Viktoria Bergman, tel +46 410-670 94, +46 708-47 57 33. Trelleborg is a global industrial group. Operations are based on spearhead competence within polymer materials and a high level of industrial know-how, combined with functional solutions and systems designed to meet the needs of our customers. The Trelleborg Group has annual sales of approximately SEK 18 billion, with about 15,000 employees in 40 countries. Trelleborg consists of four business areas: Trelleborg Automotive, Trelleborg Wheel Systems, Trelleborg Engineered Systems and Trelleborg Building Systems. The Trelleborg share has been quoted on the A list of the Stockholm Exchange since 1964. www.trelleborg.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/07/21/20030721BIT00060/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/07/21/20030721BIT00060/wkr0002.pdf