Legal Proceedings Report • May 8, 2023
Legal Proceedings Report
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Veidekke: Settlement reached in the dispute over the E39 Svegatjørn-Rådal project in Bergen
Veidekke and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration have agreed on the final
settlement of the E39 project between Os and Rådal outside Bergen. For Veidekke,
the settlement will result in a NOK 110 million loss and positive cash flow in
the amount of NOK 300 million. The loss will be recorded in Q1 2023.
Veidekke and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration entered into an agreement
on construction of the project E39 Svegatjørn-Rådal in the summer of 2015. Work
on the project was finished in 2020 and the road opened to traffic in autumn
2022. The parties have disputed several elements of the project and the final
settlement.
The main legal hearing regarding the disputed final settlement was scheduled for
September 2023. With the negotiated settlement, the case is now closed.
The settlement involves a loss of NOK 110 million for Veidekke. The amount will
be recorded in the Q1 2023 profit and loss accounts for Veidekke's
Infrastructure Norway operation. As a result of payments withheld for work
performed and previously paid-in VAT, the outcome of the dispute also entails
capital influx payments of NOK 300 million, which will be recorded in Q2 and Q3
This information is subject to a disclosure duty pursuant to section 5-12 of the
Securities Trading Act.
For more information, contact:
Jørgen Wiese Porsmyr, CFO Veidekke group, +47 907 59 058
Veidekke press photos (https://veidekke.fotoware.cloud/fotoweb/archives/5028
-Pressebilder-Veidekke/)
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Veidekke is one of Scandinavia's largest contractors. In addition to undertaking
all types of building and civil engineering assignments, the group also
maintains roads and produces asphalt and aggregates. Veidekke emphasises
stakeholder involvement and local experience. Its annual turnover is
approximately NOK 39 billion, and half of its 8,000 employees own shares in the
company. Veidekke is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, and has posted a profit
every year since its inception in 1936.
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