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13F-E, 1998-08-14
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                                                                         
                                   FORM 13F-E                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:    06/30/98                                                                        
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Institutional Investment Manager:                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                  
INVESTOR AB                                                                                                                       
ARSENALSGATAN 8C, S-103 32                                                                                                        
STOCKHOLM SWEDEN                                  V7            NA                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
I REPRESENT THAT I AM AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS FORM AND THAT ALL INFORMATION IN                                                  
THIS  FORM  AND THE  ATTACHMENTS  TO IT IS TRUE,  CORRECT  AND  COMPLETE,  AND I                                                  
UNDERSTAND THAT ALL REQUIRED ITEMS,  STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES ARE INTEGRAL PARTS                                                  
OF THIS  FORM AND THAT  THE  SUBMISSION  OF ANY  AMENDMENT  REPRESENTS  THAT ALL                                                  
UNAMENDED ITEMS,  STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES REMAIN TRUE,  CORRECT AND COMPLETE AS                                                  
PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                  
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.                                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
    FREDRIK NILERT                 VP, TREAS., & SEC.           (212) 508-0900                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                  
/s/ FREDRIK NILERT                 NEW YORK                     NY    08/14/98                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Other Managers on Whose Behalf this Report is Filed:                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  
01 AB CATOR                                                                                                                       
02 EXTORIA TRADE AB                                                                                                               
03 INVESTOR INTERNATIONAL (U.S.), INC.                                                                                            
04 INVESTOR INVESTMENTS AB                                                                                                        
05 INVESTOR UK, LTD.                                                                                                              
06 INVESTORS TRADING AB                                                                                                           
07 SAAB SCANIA AB                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
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                                                           VALUE    SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT            -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER                 -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000)  PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS-      SOLE   SHARED    NONE
                                                                                                                                  
Metromedia Intl. Group Inc.    COM              591695101     1188   100000 SH       DEFINED 0105                  100000         
Swedish Match Co.              COM              870309507    17098  5147000 SH       DEFINED 01                    5147000        
Astra AB                       COM CL A         046298105  1678276 82333849 SH       DEFINED 0102       82137002   196847         
Astra AB                       COM CL A         046298105  1678276 82333848 SH       DEFINED 0102       82137002   196846         
Astra AB                       COM CL B         046298204    49642  2569234 SH       DEFINED 010206      2490501    78733         
Scania Aktiebolag              COM CL A         806018107  1563781 45504200 SH       DEFINED 07         45504200 45504200         
Scania Aktiebolag              COM CL B         806018206  1111706 45832557 SH       DEFINED 02         45549257   283300         
Ericsson LM Telephone Co.      COM CL B         294821400   643640 22037000 SH       DEFINED 0206       21777000   260000         
MedImmune, Inc.                COM              584699102   100580  1619000 SH       DEFINED 04                   1619000         
Neuromedical Systems, Inc.     COM              64124H109      563   782830 SH       DEFINED 04                    782830         
Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc.  COM              871399101    42560  1330000 SH       DEFINED 04                   1330000         
Aracruz Celulose S.A.          ADR CL B         038496204     2285   202000 SH       DEFINED 02                    202000         
Asia Pulp & Paper Ltd.         COM              04516V100     1040    94000 SH       DEFINED 02                     94000         
Checkpoint Systems Inc.        COM              162825013    10511   737600 SH       DEFINED 02                    737600         
Kulicke Soffa Inds. Inc.       COM              501242101     1024    65000 SH       DEFINED 02                     65000         
SCI Systems Inc.               COM              783890106    10959   288400 SH       DEFINED 02                    288400         
Symbol Technologies Inc.       COM              871508107     1430    37500 SH       DEFINED 02                     37500         
Zygo Corp.                     COM              989855101      559    42000 SH       DEFINED 02                     42000         
Cytotherapeutics Inc.          COM              232923102      125   102500 SH       DEFINED 03                    102500         
Gilead Sciences                COM              375558103     2433    72500 SH       DEFINED 03                     72500         
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.    COM              444903108     1800    50000 SH       DEFINED 03                     50000         
Millennium Pharm. Inc.         COM              599902103     3091   215000 SH       DEFINED 03                    215000         
Sola Intl. Inc.                COM              834092108     1573    47844 SH       DEFINED 03                     47844         
Industri-Matemotik Intl. Corp. COM              455792101     1094   103000 SH       DEFINED 05                    103000         
Saville Systems PLC            COM              805174109     3075    60000 SH       DEFINED 05                     60000         
Sitel Corp.                    COM              81980K107     1118   175400 SH       DEFINED 05                    175400         
Mettler - Toledo Intl. Inc.    COM CL A         592688105    23233   158034 SH       DEFINED 03                   1158034         
Vivus Inc.                     COM              928551100      244    40000 SH       DEFINED 03                     40000         
Pharmacyclics Inc.             COM              716933106     4800   200000 SH       DEFINED 03                    200000         
Aktiebolag Electrolux          COM               10198208    75005  4367500 SH       DEFINED 02          4165000   202500         
Robotic Vision Sys. Inc.       COM              771074951      630   142000 SH       DEFINED 02                    142000         
Alkermes Inc.                  COM              01642T108      718    40000 SH       DEFINED 03                     40000         
Minimed, Inc.                  COM              60365K108     3090    60000 SH       DEFINED 03                     60000         
Novellus Sys Inc               COM              670008101     1180    33000 SH       DEFINED 02                     33000         
Aris Corporation Inc           COM              0404A101      1035    35000 SH       DEFINED 03                     35000         
Bioreliance Corp               COM              90951104       222    20000 SH       DEFINED 03                     20000         
Boston Scientific Corp         COM              101137107      719    10000 SH       DEFINED 03                     10000         
Elan Corp PLC                  ADR              284131208      319     5000 SH       DEFINED 03                      5000         
E Trade Group                  COM              269246104      442    20000 SH       DEFINED 03                     20000         
ETEC Sysems                    COM              26922C103     1216    35000 SH       DEFINED 03                     35000         
Geltex Pharma                  COM              368538104      877    45000 SH       DEFINED 03                     45000         
Guidant Corp                   COM              401698105      713    10000 SH       DEFINED 03                     10000         
HBO &Co.                       COM              404100109      684    20000 SH       DEFINED 03                     20000         
JDA Software                   COM              46612k108      815    18000 SH       DEFINED 03                     18000         
MTG/Modern Times Group         ADR              607698107     5215   400000 SH       DEFINED 03                    400000         
National Computer System       COM              635519101     1200    50000 SH       DEFINED 03                     50000         
Remedy Corp                    COM              759548100      915    54000 SH       DEFINED 03                     54000         
REPORT SUMMARY                 47 DATA RECORDS             7052699            7 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED    
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