Skanska revises outlook

Skanska revises outlook As a consequence of the recessionary impact of the recently accelerated world wide economic downturn it is now evident that the operating income in core operations 2001 will fall short of last year´s result (SEK 4.4 billion). More detailed information will follow at the time of our nine month report on October 31. For further information please contact: Claes Björk, President and CEO, Skanska AB, Tel +46 8 753 88 00 Peter Wallin, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Skanska AB, Tel +46 8 753 88 00 This and previous releases can also be found at www.skanska.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/2001/10/17/20011017BIT00170/bit0002.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/10/17/20011017BIT00170/bit0002.pdf