Adine Grate Axén to leave Investor in spring of 2007

Adine Grate Axén will gradually leave her various positions within Investor for family reasons. Today, she is responsible for corporate finance, equity capital markets and ownership strategy. Adine Grate Axén also serves as a director on several boards. She joined Investor in 1994 and has been a member of the company’s Management Group since 1999. Her last day of employment will be March 31, 2007. As of October 1, 2006, Adine Grate Axén will work part-time and will no longer be a member of Investor’s Management Group. During the period up to the end of her employment, as well as afterwards, she will be available to carry out special assignments and projects for Investor. “Adine is a valuable employee for Investor. Her business sense and tremendous work capacity have been very beneficial to Investor. I wish her the best of luck in the future and I am grateful that Adine will be able to assist us going forward,” commented CEO Börje Ekholm. “I am proud of what I have accomplished during my 12 years at Investor and I am pleased that our long-term strategy is being vigorously implemented. However, for a while I will be focusing on other matters. I expect to return to business in full force some time next year and look forward to taking on some exciting new assignments both within and outside Investor’s network,” says Adine Grate Axén. For further information: Fredrik Lindgren, Vice President, Communications: +46 8 614 20 31, +46 735 24 20 31