Acquisition of shares in Mölnlycke Health Care completed

Following approval by the competition authorities, Investor’s acquisition of additional shares in Mölnlycke Health Care, announced on August 26, 2010, has been completed. As of today, Investor owns 96 percent of Mölnlycke Health Care, now consolidated as a subsidiary of Investor, reported within Operating Investments. The financing of  Mölnlycke Health Care continues to be ring-fenced and independent, without any guarantees from Investor AB.

For further information:

Oscar Stege Unger, Head of Corporate Communications, Phone 46 8 614 2059, 46 70 624 2059
Magnus Dalhammar, Investor Relations Manager, Phone 46 8 614 2130, 46 73 524 2130

Our press releases can be accessed at www.investorab.com on the Internet. Investor AB is a Nordic-based industrial holding company founded almost one hundred years ago by the Wallenberg family. Today we have investment activities in Europe, the United States and Asia. The business concept is to generate attractive long-term returns for our shareholders by owning and developing companies with solid potential for value creation. We are an engaged owner and apply experience, knowledge and a unique network to develop listed and unlisted companies to make them best-in-class.