Peab’s interim report January-September 2008

• Net sales increased by 11 percent to SEK 24,724 million (22,370)
• Operating profit increased by 40 percent to SEK 1,106 million (789) and operating margin rose to 4.5 per cent (3.5)
• Profit for the period amounted to SEK 729 million (493) 
• Earnings per share before dilution amounted to SEK 4.36 (3.02) 
• Order backlog continues to be high and amounted to SEK 27,307 million compared with SEK 26,299 million at the turn of the year 
• Peab makes an offer on Peab Industri

"Peab has built up with the focus on finding work that proves to hold over time. Therefore, we believe we have good conditions to develop the business irrespective cyclically mode. We have a breadth of products and customers, which is very important in troubled times, "says Peab CEO Mats Paulsson in a comment on the interim 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 

Peab AB discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication at 2:01 p.m on 17 November 2008.