Communiqué from Industrivärden's Annual General Meeting on April 15, 2008

The information provided herein is such that AB Industrivärden (publ) is obligated to disclose pursuant to the Securities and
Clearing Operations Act (SFS 1992:543) and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act (SFS 1991:980). Submitted for publication
at 03:15 p.m. on April 15, 2008.

Industrivärden's Annual General Meeting was held on April 15 at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm.

 The Annual General Meeting set the dividend at SEK 5.00 per share (4.50). The record date for payment of the dividend was set at April 18. Dividend payments are expected to be made via VPC on April 23.

 Boel Flodgren, Tom Hedelius, Finn Johnsson, Fredrik Lundberg, Sverker Martin-Löf, Lennart Nilsson and Anders Nyrén were re-elected as directors on Industrivärden's board. Lars O Grönstedt had declined re-election. Tom Hedelius was re-elected as Chairman of the Board.

 The Annual General Meeting resolved to assign the Chairman of the Board with the task of contacting four shareholders from among the largest registered shareholders in terms of votes in VPC's printout of the shareholder register on August 29, 2008, who each appoint one representative who is not a director on the Company's board, to form together with the Chairman of the Board a nominating committee for the time until a new nominating committee has been appointed based on the mandate from the next Annual General Meeting. The Nominating Committee designates a chairman from among its own members. The composition of the Nominating Committee shall be made public not later than six months before the 2009 Annual General Meeting.

 The Annual General Meeting approved the Board's proposal for a share-related incentive program based on market valuated stock options for the employees of Industrivärden.

Decision at the statutory board meeting:

 At the statutory board meeting, Sverker Martin-Löf was re-elected as Vice Chairman of the Board.


Information about the Annual General Meeting is available at the Company and on Industrivärden's website: www.industrivarden.net/Investor Relations/Annual General Meeting.