Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, April 2, 2001

Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, April 2, 2001 In accordance with the listing agreement with OM Stockholmsbörsen AB, Investor AB hereby also announces, by issuing a press release, the content of the notice concerning Investor's Annual General Meeting on April 2, 2001. Shareholders representing more than 50 percent of the voting rights support the following proposal for Investor's board: Percy Barnevik, Claes Dahlbäck, Håkan Mogren, Anders Scharp, Peter Sutherland, Björn Svedberg, Michael Treschow, Jacob Wallenberg and Marcus Wallenberg are proposed for re-election as members of the board. Board member Mauritz Sahlin has declined re-election. Investor's board thanks Mauritz Sahlin for the valuable contributions he has made over many years - not only as a member of Investor's board, but also as a member of the boards of portfolio companies and small, rapidly expanding companies in Novare Kapital and Investor Growth Capital. It is proposed that Koichi Nishimura, 62, be elected as a new member of the Investor board. Nishimura is a U.S. citizen with a Ph.D. degree who is CEO 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 Chief Executive Officer of the company since 1992. Under his management, Solectron's sales of electronic components have increased from SEK 1 billion to SEK 140 billion. The company has won the prestigious Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award twice. Solectron has a market capitalization of approximately SEK 200 billion and is one of the world's largest and most profitable companies in electronics manufacturing services (EMS). Investor Chairman Percy Barnevik made the following statement about Koichi Nishimura: "As a member of Investor's board, Koichi Nishimura will add very valuable competence in IT - a sector in which Investor Growth Capital has made many investments in companies over the past few years, and where a number of the core holdings in our portfolio are making substantial investments. With Solectron's headquarters in Silicon Valley, its collaboration with a number of leading IT companies and strong market positions in Asia, Europe and the USA, Koichi Nishimura is well positioned to give advice on new investments and ownership strategies for existing portfolio companies." INVESTOR AB For further information: Nils Ingvar Lundin, Head of Corporate Relations. Mobile: +47 70 514 20 49 e-mail: nilsingvar.lundin@investorab.com Attachment: Advertisement with the notice of Investor's Annual General Meeting. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF INVESTOR AB Shareholders of Investor AB (publ) are hereby summoned to the Annual General Meeting to be held on Monday, April 2, 2001, at 5:00 p.m. at Stockholmsmässan (Stockholm International Fairs), Mässvägen 1, Älvsjö, Sweden. Doors will be opened and registration for the Meeting will commence at 3:30 p.m. Participation To be entitled to participate in the business of the Meeting, shareholders must be recorded in the register of shareholders maintained by VPC AB (the Swedish Securities Register Center) on Friday, March 23, 2001, and must notify the Company of their intention to attend the Meeting no later than 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, 2001, by writing to Investor AB, SE-103 32 Stockholm, Sweden, or by calling +46 8 611 29 10 when notification should be given of the attendance of any assistants. Nominee-registered shares Shareholders whose shares are registered in the name of a nominee through the trust department of a bank or similar institution must, in order to be entitled to participate in the Meeting, request that their shares be temporarily re-registered in their own names in the register of shareholders maintained by VPC AB. Such registration must be effected on Friday, March 23, 2001. Shareholders are requested to inform their nominees in good time prior to this date. Proxies, etc. Shareholders who are represented by a proxy must authorize the proxy by issuing a power of attorney. If such authorization is issued by a legal entity, an attested copy of the certificate of registration must be attached. The certificate may not be more than one year old. The original authorization and certificate of registration, where applicable, should be sent to Investor AB, SE-103 32 Stockholm, Sweden, in good time prior to the Meeting. Agenda 1. Election of the Chairman of the Meeting. 2. Drawing up and approval of the voting list. 3. Approval of the agenda and points of order. 4. Election of two persons to attest to the accuracy of the minutes. 5. A decision on whether proper notice of the Meeting has been made. 6. The President's address. 7. Presentation of the annual report and the auditors' report, as well as of the consolidated financial statements and the auditors' report for the Investor Group. 8. Adoption of the income statement and the balance sheet, as well as of the consolidated income statement and the consolidated balance sheet. 9. Discharge from liability of the Members of the Board of Directors and the President. 10. Disposition of the Company's earnings in accordance with the approved balance sheet and determination of a record date for dividends. 11. A decision on the number of directors and deputy directors who shall be elected at the Meeting. 12. A decision on the compensation that shall be paid to the Board of Directors and auditors. 13. Election of Members of the Board of Directors and deputy directors. 14. Proposal for decision to authorize the Board to decide on purchase and transfer of own shares. 15. Conclusion of the Meeting. The Board of Directors' proposals for decision Item 10 Dividend and record date The Board of Directors and the President propose an ordinary dividend to the shareholders of 3.00 Swedish kronor per share and an extraordinary dividend of 2.50 Swedish kronor per share and that Thursday, April 5, 2001, shall be the record date for receipt of dividend. Should the Meeting decide in favor of the proposal, payment of the dividend is expected to be made by VPC AB on Tuesday, April 10, 2001. Item 14 Purchase and transfer of own shares The Board proposes that the Board be authorized, during the period until the next Annual General Meeting, to decide on, (i) purchase of the Company's shares on the stock market or other marketplace and purchase according to purchase offerings to shareholders respectively, (ii) transfer of the Company's shares on the stock market or other marketplace, or in another manner than in the marketplace including the right to decide on waiver of shareholders' preferential rights and that payment may be effected other than with money. Repurchase may take place so that the Company's holding amounts to a maximum of 1/10 of all the shares in the Company. The purpose of the proposed repurchase option is to give the Board greater freedom of action in work with the Company's capital structure. The Board's complete proposal for decision will be available at the Company as of March 19, 2001. Other proposals for decision Proposals under Items 11, 12, and 13 Regarding the number of Directors, compensation to the Board of Directors and auditors, and election of the Members of the Board of Directors, shareholders who jointly represent more than 50 percent of the voting rights for all the shares in the Company, have declared their intention to vote for the following proposals: · 10 Directors and no deputies. · A total compensation to the Board of Directors of 3,450,000 Swedish kronor to be divided as decided by the Board. · Auditors' fees to be paid upon approval of their account. At the 1999 Annual General Meeting, auditors Caj Nackstad and Gunnar Widhagen as well as the deputy auditors Thomas Thiel and Björn Fernström, were re-elected for the period until the end of the 2003 Annual General Meeting. · The following persons are proposed for re-election as Members of the Board: Percy Barnevik, Claes Dahlbäck, Håkan Mogren, Anders Scharp, Peter D. Sutherland, Björn Svedberg, Michael Treschow, Jacob Wallenberg and Marcus Wallenberg. Board member Mauritz Sahlin has declined re-election. Election is proposed for Koichi Nishimura, Ph.D., Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Solectron Corporation, USA. Stockholm, February 2001 The Board of Directors INTERNET WEBCAST As a service to those shareholders who are unable to attend Investor AB's Annual General Meeting in person, provided this is approved by the Meeting, the intention is to send the Annual General Meeting live on the Internet to those shareholders who are registered in the share register maintained by VPC AB on Friday, March 23, 2001, and who have notified their interest in following the Annual General Meeting on the Internet. Notification of interest in following the Annual General Meeting on the Internet must be made via Investor AB's website www.investorab.com no later than 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, 2001. 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