Peab's interim report January - June 2007

Peab's interim report January - June 2007

Net sales for continuing operations increased by 25 per cent to SEK 14 892
million (11 868)

Operating profit for continuing operations amounted to SEK 387 million (215),
which included SEK -85 million in competition claim charge

Profit for the period amounted to SEK 286 million (291). Profits include a
change of SEK -64 (37) million in the value of the Brinova holding

Profit per share before dilution amounted to SEK 3.58 (3.41)

Orders received increased by 33 per cent and amounted to SEK 20 165 million (15
169)

Order backlog amounted to SEK 26 017 million (21 715)

Peab Industri was reported as a discontinued operation

 - Market conditions in the Nordic construction market continued favourable in
the first half of 2007. The order backlog of Peab has improved further and we
can also note that the margin in the Swedish construction business is developing
well, says Peab's MD Mats Paulsson

For further information, please contact:
Mats Paulsson, MD Peab +46 431 89135
Mats Leifland, Deputy MD Peab +46 733 371006
Gösta Sjöström, Information manager Peab +46 733 371010


This is the kind of information that Peab AB may be obliged to disclose
according to the Swedish Securities Exchange and Clearing Operations Act and/or
the Financial Instruments Trading Act.

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Peab is one of the leading construction and civil engineering companies in the
Nordic countries with a net sale exceeding SEK 30 billion and approximately
12,000 employees. The Group's subsidiaries have strategically located offices in
Sweden, Norway and Finland. The share is listed on the Nordic Exchange. The
registered office of the Group is at Förslöv, Skåne in south of Sweden.