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13F-E, 1998-05-15
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                                                                         
                                   FORM 13F-E                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:    03/31/98                                                                        
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
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    05/15/98                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
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     2137   150000 SH       DEFINED 0105                  150000         
Swedish Match Co.              COM              870309507     3167   950000 SH       DEFINED 01                    950000         
UST Inc.                       COM              902911106      983    30000 SH       DEFINED 01                     30000         
Astra AB                       COM CL A         046298105  3393206 82250515 SH       DEFINED 0102       82137002   227026         
Astra AB                       COM CL A         046298105  3393206 82250515 SH       DEFINED 0102       82137002   227026         
Astra AB                       COM CL B         046298204    54939  2835901 SH       DEFINED 010206      2490501   345400         
Scania Aktiebolag              COM CL A         806018107  1114793 45504200 SH       DEFINED 07         26704200 18800000         
Scania Aktiebolag              COM CL B         806018206  1128811 45841886 SH       DEFINED 02         45558586   283300         
Ericsson LM Telephone Co.      COM CL B         294821400   524689 11018500 SH       DEFINED 0206       10638500   380000         
Forest Labs Inc.               COM CL A         345838106      564   564219 SH       DEFINED 04                    564219         
MedImmune, Inc.                COM              584699102    90563  1619000 SH       DEFINED 04                   1619000         
Neuromedical Systems, Inc.     COM              64124H109     2722  1088830 SH       DEFINED 04                   1088830         
Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc.  COM              871399101    31938   685000 SH       DEFINED 04                    685000         
Aracruz Celulose S.A.          ADR CL B         038496204     3118   202000 SH       DEFINED 02                    202000         
Asia Pulp & Paper Ltd.         COM              04516V100     2194   150000 SH       DEFINED 02                    150000         
Checkpoint Systems Inc.        COM              162825013     3505   168400 SH       DEFINED 02                    168400         
Kulicke Soffa Inds. Inc.       COM              501242101     1398    65000 SH       DEFINED 02                     65000         
SCI Systems Inc.               COM              783890106     1144    30000 SH       DEFINED 02                     30000         
Symbol Technologies Inc.       COM              871508107     1244    37500 SH       DEFINED 02                     37500         
Zygo Corp.                     COM              989855101      646    42000 SH       DEFINED 02                     42000         
Cytotherapeutics Inc.          COM              232923102      320   102500 SH       DEFINED 03                    102500         
Gilead Sciences                COM              375558103     2712    70000 SH       DEFINED 03                     70000         
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.    COM              444903108      794    20000 SH       DEFINED 03                     20000         
Millennium Pharm. Inc.         COM              599902103     4166   215000 SH       DEFINED 03                    215000         
Sola Intl. Inc.                COM              834092108     1941    47844 SH       DEFINED 03                     47844         
Cambridge Tech Partners        COM              132524109     2977    60000 SH       DEFINED 05                     60000         
Industri-Matemotik Intl. Corp. COM              455792101     2620    80000 SH       DEFINED 05                     80000         
Saville Systems PLC            COM              805174109     2948    60000 SH       DEFINED 05                     60000         
Sitel Corp.                    COM              81980K107     2193   175400 SH       DEFINED 05                    175400         
Walsh Intl. Inc.               COM              933131104      810    52500 SH       DEFINED 05                     52500         
Mettler - Toledo Intl. Inc.    COM CL A         592688105    24970   158034 SH       DEFINED 03                   1158034         
Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  COM              008488108      570    15000 SH       DEFINED 03                     15000         
Vivus Inc.                     COM              928551100      500    40000 SH       DEFINED 03                     40000         
Pharmacyclics Inc.             COM              716933106     2636    95000 SH       DEFINED 03                     95000         
Aktiebolag Electrolux          COM              10198208     72244   873500 SH       DEFINED 02          833000     40500         
Robotic Vision Sys. Inc.       COM              771074951     1615   142000 SH       DEFINED 02                    142000         
ABB AB, CLB                    COM CL B         00256Q103     6955  500,000 SH       DEFINED 06                   7160000         
Alkermes Inc.                  COM              01642T108      480    20000 SH       DEFINED 03                     20000         
Minimed                        COM              60365K108      840    20000 SH       DEFINED 03                     20000         
Novellus Sys Inc               COM              670008101     1423    33000          DEFINED 02                                   
REPORT SUMMARY                 40 DATA RECORDS             9888681            7 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED    
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