Bulletin from Investor's Annual General Meeting of April 2, 2001

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Bulletin from Investor's Annual General Meeting of April 2, 2001 The Annual General Meeting approved the proposed ordinary dividend to shareholders of 3.00 kronor per share, as well as the extraordinary dividend of 2.50 kronor per share, for a total dividend of 5.50 kronor per share. The record date was determined as Thursday, April 5, 2001. The dividend is scheduled to be distributed by VPC AB (the Swedish Securities Register Center) on Tuesday, April 10, 2001. The Meeting discharged the members of the Board and the President from liability for fiscal year 2000. Current Board members Percy Barnevik, Claes Dahlbäck, Håkan Mogren, Anders Scharp, Peter D. Sutherland, Björn Svedberg, Michael Treschow, Jacob Wallenberg and Marcus Wallenberg were re-elected. Koichi Nishimura was elected a new member of the Board. Koichi Nishimura is 62 years old and a U.S. citizen. He is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Solectron Corporation (United States). Nishimura was an employee of IBM for 23 years and joined Solectron in 1988 as Chief Operating Officer. He has been CEO of the company since 1992. Board member Mauritz Sahlin, who declined re-election, was thanked for his ten years of service on Investor's Board. The Meeting authorized the Board to decide on the purchase and transfer of own shares in line with the Board's proposal. At a statutory Board meeting in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting, Percy Barnevik was re-elected Chairman of the Board of Investor AB. Claes Dahlbäck and Jacob Wallenberg were re-elected Executive Vice Chairmen. The Board of Directors INVESTOR AB For further information: Nils Ingvar Lundin, Managing Director Corporate Relations Phone +46-8-614 20 49, +46-70-514 20 49 (mobile). E-mail: ludde@investorab.com Fredrik Lindgren, Vice President, Investor Relations Phone +46-8-614 20 31, +46-70-624 20 31 (mobile). E-mail: fredrik.lindgren@investorab.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/04/02/20010402BIT01260/bit0002.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/04/02/20010402BIT01260/bit0002.pdf

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