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Skanska has signed a contract for a confidential client, to build a wind farm in
Chile for USD 76 M, about SEK 510 M. The construction contract will be included
in the bookings for Skanska LA in the first quarter of 2012.

The project will consist of 50 turbines with an installed capacity of 115 MW.
Once completed, it will be one of the largest wind power plants in the country.

Skanska will be responsible for all the balance of plant scope under an EPC
scheme. The scope includes planning, design, procurement and construction of all
roads, foundations, buildings, and electrical systems including two substations
and a 1x220 kV transmission line. The wind farm will be connected to the Chilean
national grid.

Works have already commenced and the project is expected to be completed in the
fourth quarter of 2013.

Skanska Latin America is one of the region’s leading contractors. Operations
focus primarily on engineering, construction, operation and maintenance services
for the international oil & gas, energy and mining industry. In 2011, with about
11,000 employees, had revenues of about SEK 6.0 billion.

For further information, please contact:

Iván Hansen, Marketing Manager, Skanska Latin America, tel: +54 11 4341 7109

Pontus Winqvist, Senior Vice President, Skanska AB, tel: +46 (0)10 448 88 51
Direct line for media: tel: +46 (0)10-448 88 99.

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