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Veidekke Earnings Release 2013

Jan 7, 2014

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Earnings Release

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Veidekke ASA : 2013 a good year for sales of homes

Veidekke ASA : 2013 a good year for sales of homes

Veidekke sold a total of 909 homes in 2013. This is an increase of 9% compared

to 2012. Home sales were very good in Sweden, while in Norway there has been

somewhat of a slowdown, particularly in Q4. Activity at the turn of the year is

high in both Norway and Sweden with a lot of homes in production and a high

level of sales.

It is primarily in the Oslo area that fewer homes were sold toward the end of

2013. In addition to the general market trend, this is linked to the fact that

several of the major ongoing projects are being sold out.  In Sweden growth in

home sales have been particularly strong in the Stockholm region, while we have

also seen significant improvements in Skåne.

* "Now it is Sweden that has taken the lead in home sales, and the strength of

being a company with a sound position in both Norway and Sweden is becoming

evident," says President and CEO Arne Giske.

Veidekke's property operations in Norway and Sweden sold a total of 157 homes in

Q4. The total sales value for the quarter was NOK 558 million, and Veidekke's

share was NOK 436 million. In 2013 Veidekke's projects have sold flats for NOK

3.7 billion.

The number of homes in production at the turn of the year is 1,799, of which

Veidekke's share is 1,300. The combined sales ratio for projects under

construction is 75%.

Residential sales for Veidekke are as follows as of Q4 2013:

+-----------------+----------------+---------------+-----------+---------------+

|Residential sales| Gross Q4 2013 | Net Q4 (*) |Gross total| Net total (*) |

| | (2012) | 2013 (2012) |2013 (2012)| 2013 (2012) |

+-----------------+----------------+---------------+-----------+---------------+

| Norway | 56 (112) | 35 (74) | 469 (606) | 307 (451) |

+-----------------+----------------+---------------+-----------+---------------+

| Sweden | 101 (53) | 97 (51) | 440 (225) | 387 (205) |

+-----------------+----------------+---------------+-----------+---------------+

| Total | 157 (165) | 132 (125) | 909 (831) | 694 (656) |

+-----------------+----------------+---------------+-----------+---------------+

* Veidekke's share of residential sales in collaboration projects and in our

wholly-owned projects.

For more information please contact:

Director of business development with Eiendom, Audun Blegen, tel.

+47 959 79 664, [email protected]

SVP Finance Jørgen Michelet, tel. +47 917 43 856, [email protected]

Veidekke is one of Scandinavia's leading contractors and property developers

with a turnover of NOK 20 billion (2012) and 6,300 employees. Activities include

building and construction projects, residential developments, asphalt plants,

gravel and aggregates, and road services. Our values are professional, honest,

enthusiastic and ground-breaking. Our goals for health, safety and the

environment, HSE, have equal status with our financial goals. Veidekke is

characterised by a strong corporate culture with employee involvement and co-

ownership as important cornerstones. More than half of the employees are co-

owners, holding around 20 per cent of the Group's shares between them. The

company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has always posted a profit

since it was founded in 1936.

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section

5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

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