Investor AB

Board/Management Information • Feb 17, 2009

Press Release

Stockholm, February 17, 2009

The Nomination Committee for Investor AB's proposal regarding the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting 2009

The Nomination Committee proposes the following regarding Investor AB's Board of Directors:

• Ten Members of the Board of Directors and no Deputy Members of the Board of Directors.
• The following persons are proposed for re-election as Members of the Board of Directors: Sune Carlsson, Börje Ekholm, Sirkka Hämäläinen, Håkan Mogren, Grace Reksten Skaugen, O. Griffith Sexton, Lena Treschow Torell, Jacob Wallenberg and Peter Wallenberg Jr.

Anders Scharp has declined re-election.

Gunnar Brock is proposed to be elected as a new Member of the Board of Directors.

Gunnar Brock is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Atlas Copco Group (until May 31, 2009), Chairman of the Board of Mölnlycke Health Care AB, Member of the Board of Directors of Stora Enso Oyj and of the Association of Swedish Engineering Industries, and Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). Gunnar Brock has broad international leadership experiences in industrial and engineering companies. He assumed his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Copco AB in 2002. He was Chief Executive Officer of the Alfa Laval Group 1992-1994, of the Tetra Pak Group 1994-2000, and of Thule International 2000-2001. Gunnar Brock is independent in relation to the Company and its executive management as well as to the Company's major shareholders. The Nomination Committee is of the opinion that Gunnar Brock, with his long experience of managing industry leading

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Investor AB is the largest industrial holding company in Northern Europe. For almost a century, Investor's business concept has been to generate solid long-term returns by investing in companies with attractive potential for value creation. We are an active owner who applies our experience, knowledge and network to develop both listed and unlisted holdings and make them best-in-class. Investor conducts investment activities from Northern Europe, the United States and Asia.

companies, will add valuable expertise and experience to the Board of Directors and is very well suited as a Member of the Board of Investor AB.

Jacob Wallenberg is proposed to be re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Investor AB.

All the Nomination Committee's proposals will be included in the notice of the Annual General Meeting of 2009. Information about all persons proposed as Members of the Board of Directors of Investor AB, the motivated opinion of the Nomination Committee regarding the proposal for the Board of Directors, and the Nomination Committee's complete proposals, may be found on Investor AB's website, in connection with the issuing of the notice of the Annual General Meeting.

The Nomination Committee of Investor AB for the Annual General Meeting 2009 has consisted of the following members: Johan Stålhand, Wallenberg foundations Lars Isacsson, SEB Foundation Caroline af Ugglas, Skandia Liv Curtis Jensen, Third Avenue Management LLC Jacob Wallenberg, Chairman of Investor AB's Board of Directors

The four owner representatives on the Nomination Committee together represent approximately 60 percent of the voting rights for all shares in Investor AB.

Investor AB's Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at the City Conference Centre in Stockholm.

INVESTOR AB

For further information:

Fredrik Lindgren, Head of Corporate Communications +46 8 614 2031, +46 735 524 2031

Oscar Stege Unger, Head of Investor Relations +46 8 614 2059, +46 70 624 2059