Invitation to the Media and Capital Market in Conjunction with the Release of Investor AB's Year-End Report 2002


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 17, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Investor (Other OTC:IVSBF):

Press and Analyst Meeting

The Meeting will be held in Stockholm, Friday, January 24, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. CET. The venue is Investor's head office at Arsenalsgatan 8C. President and CEO Marcus Wallenberg and CFO Lars Wedenborn will present the Year-end Report for 2002.

The presentation material will be published on www.investorab.com after the meeting.

Teleconference and Webcast

The Teleconference will be held on Friday, January 24, at 2:30 p.m. CET. To participate, call +44 20 7162 0125, +1 334 323 6203 or +46 8 50 520 114. You can also view and listen to the proceedings of the conference on Investor's Website www.investorab.com

The Webcast will be available the following business day at www.investorab.com and on the RAW Communications broadband service to RAW subscribers.

Following the Teleconference, an instant replay will be available until January 28 on +44 20 8288 4459 (access code: 387672), or +1 334 323 6222 (access code: 387672).

To participate in the Press and Analyst Meeting or Teleconference, please e-mail Helen Jonsson at helen.jonsson@investorab.com

The report is expected to be released around 9:00 a.m. CET the same day.

Welcome!


 Fredrik Lindgren, Vice President, Corporate Communications
 Phone: +46 8 614 20 31, Mobile: +46 70 624 20 31

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