Utilization of transfer authorization in Investor AB to secure costs for the Company’s long-term variable remuneration programs

The Annual General Meeting 2013 decided to authorize the Company’s Board to
decide on the transfer of the Company’s own shares in order to secure
commitments and costs for Investor’s long-term variable remuneration program and
for the issue of synthetic shares as part of the Board remuneration. Investor
hereby announces that the Company’s Board has decided to utilize the
authorization for these purposes.

The transfer of own shares may take place on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm during the
period from October 24, 2013, up to and including May 6, 2014 at a price within
the from time to time registered price interval. Transfers will not be made
during the thirty-day periods prior to ordinary quarterly reports, the day of
the announcement included.

Investor currently owns 6,458,994 of its own B-shares and the maximum number of
shares that may be transferred amounts to 1,500,000 B-shares.
For further information:

Stefan Stern, Head of Corporate Relations and Communications, Phone 46 8 614
2058, 46 70 636 7417
Magnus Dalhammar, Head of Investor Relations, Phone 46 8 614 2130, 46 73 524
2130
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Investor is the leading owner of high quality Nordic-based international
companies, founded by the Wallenberg family a hundred years ago. Through board
participation, our industrial experience, network and financial strength, we
strive to make our companies best-in-class. Our holdings include Atlas Copco,
SEB, ABB, Ericsson and Mölnlycke Health Care.