Interim Report January-June 2007

Important events during the second quarter

  • NASDAQ announced a public offer to combine NASDAQ and OMX. Investor supports the combination.
  • Investor increased its stake in Husqvarna through net purchases of shares for SEK 201 m.
  • An agreement was signed to sell Gambro Healthcare. The divestment had a positive effect of SEK 879 m. on the value of Operating Investments.
  • 3 Scandinavia had a net subscriber uptake of 75,000. The company had 806,000 subscribers on June 30, 2007.
  • The Private Equity business area had an impact of SEK 2,961 m. on income.
  • Both EQT and Investor Growth Capital contributed positively.

Financial information for the first half of 2007

  • The net asset value amounted to SEK 182,570 m. (SEK 238 per share) on June 30, compared with SEK 159,320 m. (SEK 208 per share) at year-end 2006, corresponding to growth, adjusted for dividends paid, of 17 percent in the first half of 2007 (7).
  • Consolidated net income totaled SEK 26,690 m. (SEK 34.84 per share) in the first half of the year, as against SEK 8,989 m. in the corresponding period of 2006
  • Core Investments had an impact of SEK 20,148 m. on income in the first half of the year (10,247). ABB, Scania and Atlas Copco had the greatest impact with SEK
  • Operating Investments had an effect of SEK 101 m. on income for the period (-686).
  • Private Equity Investments had an effect of SEK 6,552 m. on income in the first six months (-211).
  • The total return on Investor shares was 9 percent in the first half of 2007 (-3).
  • The total return has been 39 percent over the past 12-month period.

INVESTOR AB

For further information:

Fredrik Lindgren, Head of Corporate Communications, +46 8 614 2031, +46 73 524 2031

This comprises Investor AB's six-months interim report for 2007, which is obligatory information that has to be made public in accordance with the Stock Exchange and Clearing Operation Act (1992:543).

Our press releases can be accessed at www.investorab.com on the Internet.

Investor is the largest industrial holding company in the Nordic region. For almost a century, our business concept has been generate attractive long-term returns by investing in companies with solid potential for value creation and applying our experience, knowledge and network to make them best-in-class. Investor is a leading shareholder in a number of multinational companies, including SEB, ABB and Ericsson. Investor also conducts private equity activities in the United States, Northern Europe and Asia.

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