ELEKTA'S ELECTION COMMITTEE APPOINTED


ELEKTA'S ELECTION COMMITTEE APPOINTED

PRESS RELEASE	
Stockholm, Sweden, October 17, 2007

In accordance with the decision at the Annual General Meeting on September 25,
2007, Elekta's Board Chairman Akbar Seddigh has October contacted the company's
largest shareholders to form an Election Committee. Subsequently, the
shareholders agreeing to participate in the work of the Election Committee each
nominated a representative.

The shareholders and representatives comprising the Nomination Committee are:

Anders Algotsson	AFA Insurance				
Jan-Erik Erenius 	AMF Pension			
Laurent Leksell		representing his private and companies' holdings
Ole E. Dahl		Orkla ASA			 
Åsa Nisell		Swedbank Robur Funds	

Combined, per September 30, 2007, these shareholders represented over 45 percent
of the votes in Elekta AB.

The Election Committee held its first meeting on October 16, and appointed
Laurent Leksell as chairman. 

The Election Committee will form a proposal to the Board of Directors and
prepare other matters prior to the Annual General Meeting on September 2008. The
Committee's assignment remains effective until a new Election Committee is
appointed.  

Shareholders wishing to submit proposals to Elekta's Nomination Committee 2008
can contact the Nomination Committee by e-mail at valberedningen@elekta.com or
by letter to: Elekta AB, Attention: Valberedningen, Box 7593, 103 93 Stockholm.

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For further information, please contact:

Peter Ejemyr, Group VP Corporate Communications
Tel: +46 733 611 000 (mobile), e-mail: peter.ejemyr@elekta.com  

About Elekta

Elekta is an international medical technology group, providing oncologists,
radiation therapists, neurosurgeons and many other medical specialists with
state of the art tools to fight serious disease.

Elekta provides advanced clinical solutions, comprehensive management and
information systems as well as services for improved cancer care and management
of brain disorders. 

Elekta's systems and solutions are used in over 4,500 hospitals around the
world. Clinical and information management solutions include, among others,
Leksell Gamma Knife® for non-invasive treatment of brain disorders, Elekta
Axesse™ and Elekta Synergy® for stereotactic and image guided radiation therapy
and radiosurgery as well as the MOSAIQ™ suite of software for image-enabled EMR
and efficient management of clinical and patient data.

With over 2,000 employees globally, the corporate headquarter is located in
Stockholm, Sweden and the company is listed on the Nordic Exchange under the
ticker EKTAb. More information about Elekta can be found at www.elekta.com.

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