Skanska sells its shareholding in Maputo

Skanska sells its shareholding in Maputo

Skanska is divesting its remaining 12 percent shareholding in the Maputo harbor
project in Mozambique for SEK 105 M. The gain on the sale, which amounts to
approximately SEK 70 M, will be included in the fourth quarter. The buyer is the
South African company Grindrod.

Skanska Infrastructure Development developed the harbor as a PPP project (Public
Private Partnership), jointly with other international investors and the
government of Mozambique. 

The harbor has developed successfully and sales have more than doubled during
the past four years. In addition to investing in the harbor company, Skanska was
also responsible for construction management, to guarantee the right quality and
price for the reconstruction.  

Maputo is of strategic interest, since it is the closest shipping harbor for
South African industries around Johannesburg and Pretoria. 

Skanska Infrastructure Development is active within the field of Public-Private
Partnerships. The unit offers partnership solutions to meet a public demand for
social infrastructure, for example hospitals, schools and roads. Expertise
includes all phases from investment and development to design, operations and
service of the facilities. The unit is active in the Nordic Region, UK, North
America, Latin America and in Poland and Czech Republic. The estimated market
value of Skanska Infrastructure Development's project portfolio totaled SEK 6.3
billion at year-end 2006. 


For further information please contact:

Peter Gimbe, Press Officer, Skanska AB, tel +46 8 753 88 38
Direct line for the media: +46 8 753 88 99


This and previous releases can also be found at www.skanska.com

This is the type of information that Skanska AB may be obligated to disclose in
accordance with the Swedish Securities Exchange and Clearing Operations Act
and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. 

Skanska is one of the world's leading construction groups with expertise in
construction, development of commercial and residential projects and
public-private partnerships. The Group currently has 56,000 employees in
selected home markets in Europe, in the US and Latin America. Headquartered in
Stockholm, Sweden and listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, Skanska's sales in
2006 totaled SEK 126 billion.