Bulletin from Investor AB’s Annual General Meeting

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The Annual General Meeting approved the proposed dividend to shareholders of SEK 2.25 per share. The record date was determined as Thursday, April 14, 2005. The dividend is scheduled to be distributed by VPC AB (the Swedish Securities Register Center) on Tuesday, April 19, 2005. The Meeting discharged the members of the Board and the President from liability for fiscal year 2004. Current board members Sune Carlsson, Sirkka Hämäläinen, Ulla Litzén, Håkan Mogren, Anders Scharp, O. Griffith Sexton, Björn Svedberg, Jacob Wallenberg and Marcus Wallenberg were re-elected. The Annual General Meeting elected Jacob Wallenberg as new Chairman. Peter D. Sutherland declined re-election and was thanked by retiring Chairman Claes Dahlbäck for his contributions and service. Claes Dahlbäck had declined re-election and was thanked by the Honorary Chairman, Peter Wallenberg. The Meeting approved a total compensation to the Board of Directors of 5,050,000 Swedish kronor to be divided as follows: 1,500,000 Swedish kronor to the Chairman, 400,000 Swedish kronor to the other Members of the Board not employed in the Company, and a total of 750,000 Swedish kronor for work in the committees of the Board. The Meeting authorized the Board to decide on the purchase and transfer of the company’s own shares in line with the Board’s proposal. The Meeting approved the decision by the Board of Directors regarding the principles for compensation and other terms of employment for management for 2005 and the scope and key principles of the 2005 employee stock option plan and a combined employee stock option and share plan for 2005. The Annual General Meeting approved the proposal regarding a Nomination Committee. At a statutory Board meeting in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting, Anders Scharp was elected Vice Chairman of the Board. The following Members of the Board of Directors were elected to the Compensation Committee: Jacob Wallenberg (Chairman, committee fee 100,000 Swedish kronor), Anders Scharp (committee fee 50,000 Swedish kronor) and O. Griffith Sexton (committee fee 50,000 Swedish kronor). The following Members of the Board of Directors were elected to the Audit Committee: Sune Carlsson (Chairman, committee fee 150,000 Swedish kronor), Håkan Mogren (committee fee 100,000 Swedish kronor) and Jacob Wallenberg (committee fee 100,000 Swedish kronor). The following Members of the Board of Directors were elected to the Finance and Risk Committee: Björn Svedberg (Chairman, committee fee 100,000 Swedish kronor), Sirkka Hämäläinen (committee fee 50,000 Swedish kronor), Ulla Litzén (committee fee 50,000 Swedish kronor) and Marcus Wallenberg. Board of Directors INVESTOR AB For further information please contact: Fredrik Lindgren, Vice President, Corporate Communications, +46 8 614 2031, +46 735 24 2031

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