Skanska sells office property in Malmö for SEK 250 M, with capital gain of SEK 105 M

Skanska sells office property in Malmö for SEK 250 M, with capital gain of SEK
105 M

Skanska is selling the office property Scandinavian Center on Universitetsholmen
in Malmö to Wihlborgs Fastigheter. The sales price amounts to SEK 250 M and the
capital gain to SEK 105 M, which is reported in the second quarter of 2008. The
new owner will takeover in September 2008.

The property comprises a total of 8,000 square meters of office space with
Deloitte as one of the tenants. The building, constructed by Skanska in 1991, is
located strategically adjacent to the planned exit from the City Tunnel.

“We already own many properties in Västra Hamnen and along Norra Vallgatan. With
the purchase of Scandinavian Center, we gain another modern office building in
the middle of our core market,” says Anders Jarl, President of Wihlborgs
Fastigheter AB.

“We are pleased to conclude another transaction with Wihlborgs,” says Richard
Hultin, President of Skanska Öresund. “The interest in Scandinavia Center has
been strong. Consequently, we believe that the prospects are favorable for our
continued development work with new properties on Universitetsholmen in Malmö.” 

Skanska Commercial Development Nordic initiates and develops property projects
within offices, logistics centers and retail warehouses. Office operations focus
on the three large metropolitan regions in Sweden, the Copenhagen region in
Denmark and Helsinki, Finland. The development of logistics centers and volume
retail properties is conducted in strategic locations in Sweden, Denmark and
Finland. Skanska Commercial Development Nordic Region is divided into three
regional companies: Gothenburg, Stockholm and Öresund.
For further information please contact:

Richard Hultin, President Skanska Öresund, 
tel +46 70-673 15 56
Peter Gimbe, Press Officer, Skanska AB, tel +46 8 753 88 38
Direct line for media: tel +46 8 753 88 99


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

Skanska AB may be required to disclose the information provided herein pursuant
to the Securities Markets 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 60,000 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
2007 totaled SEK 139 billion.