Invitation to conference call on July 9 regarding Axis AB's Interim Report (January-June 2004)

Time: Friday, July 9, 2004 at 11 a.m. CET Telephone conference number: +44 20 7162 0187 Password: Axis AB Axis AB participants: Ray Mauritsson, CEO and Fredrik Sjöstrand, CFO The press release for Axis AB's interim report will be issued around 9 a.m on Friday, July 9. The slide presentation will be available at: www.axis.com/corporate/investor/index.asp under the headline "Financial reports and presentations" on Friday , July 9. A recorded version of the presentation will be available for 5 working days on +44 20 8288 4459 access code: 572862