Interim Report January-September 2007

Interim Report January-September 2007

Important events in the third quarter
Investor signed an agreement with Borse Dubai to accept, under certain
circumstances, an improved cash bid for OMX of SEK 265 per share. The bid values
Investor's holding in OMX at SEK 3.4 bn.
Investor increased its ownership stakes in SEB and Husqvarna through net
purchases of shares for SEK 3,303 m. and SEK 291 m., respectively.
The import ban was lifted that had prevented Gambro Renal Products from selling
its dialysis machines in the U.S. market since January 2006.
Investor's financial strength and flexibility continues to be strong with a
leverage of 1 percent on September 30, 2007. 

Financial information for the nine-month period
The net asset value amounted to SEK 174,633 m. (SEK 228 per share) on September
30, 2007, compared with SEK 159,320 m. (SEK 208 per share) at year-end 2006,
corresponding to growth, including reinvested dividends, of 12 percent for the
nine-month period (13). 
Consolidated net income totaled SEK 18,864 m. for the nine-month period (SEK
24.64 per share), as against SEK 17,909 m. in the corresponding period of 2006
(SEK 23.34 per share).
Core Investments had an impact of SEK 14,060 m. on income for the period
(19,662). ABB, Scania and Atlas Copco had the greatest impact with SEK 7,957 m.,
SEK 4,797 m. and SEK 3,454 m., respectively.
Operating Investments had an effect of SEK -432 m. on income for the period
(-1,132).
Private Equity Investments had an impact of SEK 5,560 m. on income in the first
nine months (-256).
The total return on Investor shares was 2 percent in the first nine months of
2007 (12). The total return has been 12 percent over the past 12-month period.

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