Three month report, January-March 2006

January-March 2006 compared to January-March 2005 - Revenue amounted to SEK 26.8 billion (25.5). In Construction, revenue rose by 5 percent adjusted for currency rate effects. - Operating income for the Group amounted to SEK 610 M (1,043). - During the period, commercial properties with a value of SEK 606 M (1,514) were divested, with gains amounting to SEK 209 M (480). - Income after financial items amounted to SEK 668 M (1,099). - Profit for the period amounted to SEK 494 M (813). Earnings per share thus amounted to SEK 1.18 (1.94). - Interest-bearing net receivables amounted to SEK 10,668 M (6,826). - Operating cash flow before change in interest-bearing assets and liabilities amounted to SEK -589 M (-464). - Order bookings amounted to SEK 27.4 billion (23.4). Adjusted for currency rate effects, order bookings rose by 11 percent. - After the end of the quarter, an agreement was signed on financing Barts and The London, a hospital redevelopment project in the United Kingdom. - As of today, (April 27) , Skanska has carried out property divestments worth SEK 750 M during the second quarter, with capital gains amounting to SEK 536 M. For further information, please contact: Hans Biörck, Executive Vice President and CFO, Skanska AB, telephone +46 8 753 88 00 Anders Lilja, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Skanska AB, telephone +46 8 753 88 01 Peter Gimbe, Senior Vice President, Communications, Skanska AB, telephone +46 8 753 88 38 or cell phone +46 70 543 88 38