Peab's Year-end report 2007

Peab's Year-end report 2007

Net sales growth and record operating profits


• Net sales for continuing operations increased by 22 per cent to SEK 31 977
million (26 132)

• Operating profit for continuing operations increased by 75 per cent to SEK 1
261 million (722)

• Profit for the year from continuing operations amounted to SEK 774 million
(708). Profit includes a change of SEK -203 million (224) in the value of the
Brinova holding

• Profit per share from continuing operations before dilution amounted to SEK
4.69 (4.18)

• Board proposes a dividend per share to SEK 2.25 (1.75)

Attached you find the complete year-end report for 2007

 - Peab posts record operating profits during a favourable construction business
cycle. Several of our units show a high level of profitability and together with
the effects of the distribution of Peab Industri, Peab's financial position
continues to grow stronger. This provides us with further opportunities to
develop the company, says Peab's CEO Mats Paulsson, in a comment on the annual
accounts report.


For additional information, please contact:
Mats Paulsson CEO Peab +46 431 89135
Mats Leifland, CFO Peab +46 733 371006
Gösta Sjöström, CIO, Peab +46 733 371010


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