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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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