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YIT?S ACQUISITION OF ABB?S BUILDING SYST

STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE JULY 21, 2003 11:00 1(1)

YIT’S ACQUISITION OF ABB’S BUILDING SYSTEMS BUSINESS IN FINLAND APPROVED BY THE FINNISH COMPETITION AUTHORITY

On July 4, 2003 YIT Corporation signed an agreement whereby it purchased from ABB the company’s Building Systems operations, which offer technical building systems, property and industrial services in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Baltic states and Russia.
The approval of the competition authorities was required before the deal will enter into force. On July 18, 2003, the Finnish Competition Authority announced that it has approved the acquisition of the Building Systems operations in Finland. "The acquisition neither establishes nor strengthens a dominant market position, which significantly would restrict the competition on the Finnish market or a substantial part thereof", the Competition Authority states in its decision.

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Veikko Myllyperkiö Vice President, Corporate Communications

For additional information, contact: Vice President Veikko Myllyperkiö, YIT Corporation, tel. +358 20 433 2297, veikko.myllyperkio@yit.fi

Distribution: Helsinki Exchanges, principal media, www.yit.fi