UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
Form 13F Cover Page
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 1999
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: _____
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Investor AB
Address: Arsenalsgatan 8c, S-103 32
Stockholm, Sweden
Form 13F File Number: 28-03431
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Ms. Guje Holmberg
Title: Managing Director
Phone: 31 20 577 6610
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Guje Holmberg Amsterdam, Netherlands 05/17/99
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(Signature) (City, State) (Date)
Report Type:
[ X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
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Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 6
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 29
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total
(in thousands): $7,668,325
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List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
NO. FORM 13F FILE NUMBER NAME
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1 Not Known AB Cator
2 Not Known Extoria Trade AB
3 Not Known Investor International (U.S.), Inc.
4 Not Known Investor Investments AB
5 Not Known Investor UK, Ltd.
6 Not Known Investors Trading AB
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Form 13F Information Table
TITLE OF CUSIP VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS NUMBER (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ABB AB SPONS ADR 00256Q103 0 0 SOLE 0 0
ALCATEL SPONS ADR 013904305 5713 50000 SH DEFINED 6 0 50000
AKTIEBOLAG ELECTROLUX SPONS ADR 10198208 81795 4165000 SH SOLE 4165000 0
ARIS CORPORATION INC COM 0404A101 707 85000 SH DEFINED 3 0 85000
ASTRA AB SPONS ADR A 46298105 4009120 176528804 SH DEFINED 2 6 172648604 3880200
ASTRA AB SPONS ADR B 46298204 110747 4928701 SH DEFINED 2 6 3606301 1322400
ASYMETRIX LEANRING SYS INC COM 045927100 563 120000 SH DEFINED 3 0 120000
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC COM 162825013 7943 882600 SH DEFINED 2 0 882600
CYBERONICS INC COM 23251P102 1150 115000 SH DEFINED 3 0 115000
CYTOTHERAPEUTICS INC COM 232923102 64 52500 SH DEFINED 3 0 52500
ERICSSON L M ADR CL B 294821400 654145 27147000 SH SOLE 27147000 0
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC COM 444903108 1769 50000 SH DEFINED 3 0 50000
JONES PHARMACEUTICAL COM 480236108 2195 62500 SH DEFINED 3 0 62500
MEDIMMUNE INC. COM 584699102 197113 3238000 SH SOLE 3238000 0
METROMEDIA INTL GROUP COM 591695101 488 100000 SH DEFINED 5 0 100000
MINIMED INC. COM 60365K108 5858 58000 SH DEFINED 3 0 58000
NEUROMEDICAL SYSTEMS INC COM 64124H109 220 782830 SH DEFINED 4 0 782830
PHARMACYCLICS INC COM 716933106 4856 262500 SH DEFINED 3 0 262500
SAVILLE SYSTEMS PLC SPONS ADR 805174109 1763 142500 SH DEFINED 5 0 142500
SCANIA AKTIEBOLAG SPONS ADR A 806018107 1222514 45298482 SH DEFINED 6 0 45298482
SCANIA AKTIEBOLAG SPONS ADR B 806018206 1218878 44863323 SH DEFINED 2 0 44863323
SCI SYSTEMS INC COM 783890106 12912 431300 SH DEFINED 2 0 431300
SITEL CORP COM 82980K107 395 175400 SH DEFINED 5 0 175400
SKF AB SPONS ADR B 784375404 (11277) (800000) SH DEFINED 6 0 (800000)
SOLA INTL INC COM 834092108 583 47844 SH DEFINED 3 0 47844
SYLVAN LEARNING SYSTEMS INC COM 871399101 71356 2450000 SH SOLE 2450000 0
VOLVO AKTIEBOLAG ADR B 928856400 (5795) (223000) SH DEFINED 6 0 (223000)
NTL INC COM 629407107 68376 833857 SH SOLE 833857 0
3COM COM 885535104 4174 180000 SH DEFINED 6 0 180000
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