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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/97
Institutional Investment Manager:
INVESTOR AB
ARSENALSGATAN 8C, S-103 32
STOCKHOLM V7 NA
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
INFORMATION REQUIRED OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGERS
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(F) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND RULES THEREUNDER
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended December 31, 1997.
If amended report check here: [ ]
INVESTOR AB
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Name of Institutional Investment Manager
ARSENALSGATAN 8C, S - 103 32 STOCKHOLM SWEDEN
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Business Address
MR. FREDRIK NILERT (212-508-0900), VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND SECRETARY OF
INVESTOR INTERNATIONAL (U.S.), INC.
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Name, Phone No. and Title of Person Duly Authorized to Submit This Report.
ATTENTION
INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACTS CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL
VIOLATIONS. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 AND 15 U.S.C. 78FF(A).
The institutional investment manager submitting this Form and its
attachments and the person by whom it is signed represent hereby that all
information contained therein is true, correct and complete. It is understood
that all required items, statements and schedules are considered 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.
Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
undersigned institutional investment manager has caused this report to be signed
on its behalf in the City of New York and the State of New York on the 14th day
of February, 1998.
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INVESTOR AB
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(Name of Institutional Investment
Manager)
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(Manual Signature of Person Duly
Authorized to Submit This Report)
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Name and 13F file numbers of ALL Institutional Investment Managers with respect
to which this schedule is filled (other than the one filing this report): (List
in alphabetical order).
13F File Numbers will be assigned to Institutional Investment Managers after
they file their first report.
NAME: 13F FILE NO.:
1. AB CATOR
2. EXTORIA TRADE AB
3. INVESTOR INTERNATIONAL (U.S.), INC.
4. INVESTOR INVESTMENTS AB
5. INVESTORS TRADING AB
6. INVESTOR UK, LTD.
7. SAAB SCANIA AB
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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 02/13/98
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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
REPORT SUMMARY 0 DATA RECORDS 0 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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