Skanska to build headquarters in Pennsylvania for pharmaceutical-services company worth USD 78.5 M, about SEK 480 M

Skanska to build headquarters in Pennsylvania for pharmaceutical-services
company worth USD 78.5 M, about SEK 480 M

Skanska has won a contract for the construction management of the new North
American headquarters for Almac Group, the pharmaceutical-services company. The
contract amount is USD 78.5 M, about SEK 480 M, which is included in order
bookings for the third quarter. 

The new headquarters will be located in Lower Salford Township, Pennsylvania.
The project will feature a new building with 6,900 square meters of office space
and a 15,400 square meter production facility for packaging, storage, warehouse,
shipping/receiving and label control.

The assignment also includes site development with new roadways, on-grade
parking, site utility infrastructure and landscaping. 

The project has started and the building is expected to be fully operational by
2010.

Skanska USA Building is a leading U.S. provider of construction, general
contracting, design  and design-build services. The company also provides
pharmaceutical validation services to clients. Customers represent a broad
spectrum of American industries, including the pharmaceutical, healthcare,
educational, electronics, infrastructure, sports and entertainment industries.
The company is based in Parsippany, New Jersey and has approximately 4,000
employees. Revenues totaled approximately SEK 27 billion in 2007.


For further information please contact:

Tom Crane, Senior Vice President Communications, 
Skanska USA Building, tel +1 973 753 3450 
Peter Gimbe, Press Officer, Skanska AB, tel +46 8 753 88 38.
Direct line for media: +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.