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Regulatory Filings • May 9, 2008

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Press release from ÅF

For immediate release: 09/05/2008

For further information:

Jonas Wiström, President/CEO +46 (0)70 -608 12 20 Viktor Svensson, Director, Corporate Information +46 (0)70 -657 20 26 Katrin Zatti, ISI Wissing +46 (0)8 - 772 24 05

ÅF – the strongest brand in the business 2008

Sweden's decision-makers awarded ÅF the highest overall score in the Technical Consultants category in ISI Wissing's annual survey, "Decision-Makers in Swedish Industry 2008".

Technical Consultants:

(Overall rating, Decision-Makers in Swedish Industry 2008, ISI Wissing)

• 1. ÅF
• 2. Tyréns
• 3. Sweco
• 4. Flygfältsbyrån
• 5. WSP
• 6. Epsilon
• 7. Semcon
• 8. Ramböll

The 614 respondents who completed the survey for the category Technical Consultants were asked first to state how familiar they are with the companies listed and then to award them an overall score. ÅF came top, both for the respondents' familiarity with the brand and as regards the company's overall rating.

"Decision-Makers in Swedish Industry" is an annual survey conducted by market survey specialists ISI Wissing. The purpose is to build up a picture of how members of senior management groups in companies with more than 50 employees perceive and experience companies and organisations with which they come into contact. The study includes more than 300 companies and organisations in 16 different spheres of industry.

ÅF AB Corporate Information

The ÅF Group is a leader in technical consulting, with expertise founded on more than a century of experience. We offer highly qualified services and solutions for industrial processes, infrastructure projects and the development of products and IT systems. We are also one of the leading names in testing and inspection. Today the ÅF Group has 4,000 employees. Our base is in Europe, but our business and our clients are found all over the world.