Report from Skanska's Annual Shareholder's Meeting


Report from Skanska's Annual Shareholder's Meeting

The following decisions were made at Skanska AB's Annual Shareholder's Meeting
in Stockholm today: 

The dividend for 2007 was approved in accordance with the Board's proposal of
SEK 5.25 per share (preceding year SEK 4.75) and an extraordinary dividend of
SEK 3.00 per share (3.50). The record date for the dividend is April 8, 2008.

Sverker Martin-Löf, Jane F. Garvey, Finn Johnsson, Sir Adrian Montague, Lars
Pettersson and Matti Sundberg were reelected members of the Board of Directors. 

Johan Karlström and Bengt Kjell were elected new members. Stuart Graham, Anders
Nyrén and Curt Källströmer declined reelection. 

Bengt Kjell is Executive Vice President of AB Industrivärden. Johan Karlström is
the President and CEO of Skanska as of April 3.

Sverker Martin-Löf was reelected Chairman of the Board. 

The Annual Shareholder's Meeting resolved to authorize the Board during the
period until the next Annual Shareholder's Meeting to acquire a maximum of
4,500,000 own B shares. The purpose to secure shares to participants in the
Skanska Employee Ownership Program decided at the Extraordinary Shareholder's
Meeting held in November 2007.

Departing President and CEO Stuart Graham was thanked at the Meeting for his
contribution to the company. 


For further information please contact:

Anders Lilja, Senior Vice President Investor Relations, Skanska AB, tel +46 8
753 88 01
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.

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