SKF Issues EUR 300 Million Bond; Updates Guidance for Financial net

GOTHENBURG,Sweden,Sept. 17,2018 --SKF's new EUR 300 million bond closed today. The senior,unsecured bond matures on 17 September 2025 and carries a fixed coupon interest rate of 1.25%,an historically low rate for SKF.

The proceeds of the issue will be used for the refinancing of existing debt through the buy-back of parts of two outstanding bonds,maturing in 2019 and 2020,with coupon rates of 1.875% and 2.375%,respectively.

Financial net for Q3 2018 is now expected to be approximately SEK -250 million,compared to the Group's previous guidance of SEK -200 million.

The new bond has been listed on the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and admitted to trading on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange's regulated market.

Aktiebolaget SKF

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For further information,please contact:

PRESS: Theo Kjellberg,Director,Press Relations

tel: 46-31-337-6576,mobile: 46-725-776576,e-mail: theo.kjellberg@skf.com

INVESTOR RELATIONS: Patrik Stenberg,Head of Investor Relations

Patrik Stenberg,46-31-337-2104; 46-705-472-104; patrik.stenberg@skf.com

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