Nomination Committee for the 2009 Annual General Meeting

Nomination Committee for the 2009 Annual General Meeting

In accordance with the decision made by Investor AB's Annual General Meeting on
April 3, 2008, the members of the Nomination Committee for the 2009 Annual
General Meeting are to be appointed by the four shareholders/owner groups
controlling the largest number of votes in Investor AB. In addition, the names
of the committee's members are to be publicly announced not later than six
months prior to the 2009 Annual General Meeting.

On August 31, 2008, the four owners controlling the largest number of votes
(taking into account owner groups) were the Wallenberg foundations, SEB
Foundation, Skandia Liv and Third Avenue Management LLC. Each has appointed its
own representative, as shown below, who will form Investor AB's Nomination
Committee together with the Chairman of the Board.

The Nomination Committee's members are:
Johan Stålhand, Wallenberg foundations
Lars Isacsson, SEB Foundation
Caroline af Ugglas, Skandia Liv
Curtis Jensen, Third Avenue Management LLC
Jacob Wallenberg, Chairman of Investor AB's board

The four owner representatives on the Nomination Committee together represent
approximately 60 percent of the voting rights for all shares in Investor AB.

The Nomination Committee will present the following proposals for approval by
the 2009 Annual General Meeting:
- Proposal for the Chairman of the Meeting;
- Proposal for the members of the Board of Directors;
- Proposal for the Chairman of the Board of Directors;
- Proposal for compensation to the Board of Directors, distinguishing between
the Chairman and other members of the Board and compensation for committee work;
- Proposal for audit fees for the company's auditors; and
- Proposal for rules for the Nomination Committee for the 2010 AGM.

Investor AB's Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at
the City Conference Centre in Stockholm.

Shareholders who would like to submit proposals to the Nomination Committee can
do so via e-mail: nomination.committee@investorab.com, 
or by ordinary mail to the address: Investor AB, Nomination Committee, 
SE-103 32 Stockholm, Sweden, by February 6, 2009, at the latest.

INVESTOR AB

For further information:

Fredrik Lindgren, Head of Corporate Communications
+46 8 614 2031, +46 735 524 2031

Oscar Stege Unger, Head of Investor Relations
+46 8 614 2059, +46 70 624 2059



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Investor AB is the largest industrial holding company in northern Europe. For
almost a century, Investor's business concept has been to generate solid
long-term returns by investing in companies with attractive potential for value
creation. We are an active owner who applies our experience, knowledge and
network to develop both listed and unlisted holdings and make them
best-in-class. Investor conducts investment activities from Northern Europe, the
United States and Asia.