STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 19, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Skanska (Other OTC:SKSBF) (Stockholm:SKAb) is selling the Husaren 9 property in Malmo. The sales price is SEK 93 million, and the profit from the sale amounts to SEK 20 million. The purchaser is a local real estate company with private investors.
The gain from the sale will be reported during the fourth quarter of 2002, while occupancy is expected to take place during the second quarter of 2003.
The Husaren 9 property comprises a total of 10,000 square meters of residential, retail and office premises and is located inside the canal in central Malmo.
The property, which Skanska has owned since 1996, has been gradually upgraded and is now fully rented. With this sale, the last property in Skanska's portfolio with a substantial proportion of residential units is being divested.
"The sale is in line with Skanska's strategy to sell fully developed properties to enable continued investment in project development in Malmo, Lund and Copenhagen," said Nils Olof Nilsson, President of Skanska Oresund.
Skanska Project Development Sweden, which is a leader in project development, currently has some 210,000 square meters in projects in progress, primarily offices in Sweden, including the Oresund region. At present, about 86 percent of the project portfolio is leased. Skanska Oresund is a subsidiary of Skanska Project Development Sweden.
For further information please contact:
Nils Olof Nilsson, President Skanska Oresund AB tel: +46 40 14 45 83 or +46 70 216 23 66 Richard Hultin, Marketing Manager Skanska Oresund AB tel: +46 40 14 44 34 or +46 70 673 15 56 Peter Gimbe, Press Officer Skanska AB tel +46 8 753 88 38
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