NCC sells shareholding in Byggbetong i Norrland

NCC sells shareholding in Byggbetong i Norrland NCC Roads has sold its 38-percent holding in Byggbetong i Norrland AB to Swerock, a company owned by PEAB. The divestment will have a marginal impact on NCC's earnings. Byggbetong i Norrland manufactures ready-mixed concrete and is mainly active in the north of Sweden. The company has about 20 employees and had sales of about SEK 70 million in 2001. The divestment is a feature of NCC Roads' program to streamline its operations. For further information, please contact: Kjell Falkenström, Financial Manager NCC Roads Tel: +46 8 585 52126 or +46 70 579 5093 Gisela Lindstrand, Press Relation Manager NCC AB Tel +46 8 585 52346 or +46 70 392 9500 All of NCC's press releases are available on www.ncc.info NCC is one of the leading construction and property development companies in the Nordic region. NCC had in 2001 sales of SEK 46 billion, with 25,000 employees. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/10/28/20021028BIT00190/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/10/28/20021028BIT00190/wkr0002.pdf