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PAGE 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FORM 13F-E Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/97 AMENDMENT 00 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 02/13/98 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 PAGE 2 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 Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. COM 197677107 770 26000 SH DEFINED 01 26000 Metromedia Intl. Group Inc. COM 591695101 1425 150000 SH DEFINED 0103 150000 Swedish Match Co. COM 870309507 3199 950000 SH DEFINED 01 950000 UST Inc. COM 902911106 1108 30000 SH DEFINED 01 30000 Broken Hill Propietary Ltd. COM 112169602 327 35000 SH DEFINED 01 35000 Astra AB COM CL A 046298105 2867208 82250515 SH DEFINED 0102 82137002 227026 Astra AB COM CL A 046298105 2867208 82250515 SH DEFINED 0102 82137002 227026 Astra AB COM CL B 046298204 46774 2835901 SH DEFINED 05 2490501 345400 Scania Aktiebolag COM CL A 806018107 1026303 45504200 SH DEFINED 07 26704200 18800000 Scania Aktiebolag COM CL B 806018206 10427064 5844033 SH DEFINED 02 45560733 283300 Ericsson LM Telephone Co. COM CL B 294821400 417920 11018500 SH DEFINED 0206 10638500 380000 Forest Labs Inc. COM 345838106 189 189411 SH DEFINED 04 189411 MedImmune, Inc. COM 584699102 47977 1119000 SH DEFINED 04 1119000 Neuromedical Systems, Inc. COM 64124H109 3133 1113830 SH DEFINED 04 1113830 Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. COM 871399101 17667 453000 SH DEFINED 04 453000 Aracruz Celulose S.A. ADR CL B 038496204 2904 202000 SH DEFINED 02 202000 Asia Pulp & Paper Ltd. COM 04516V100 988 100000 SH DEFINED 02 100000 Checkpoint Systems Inc. COM 162825013 1575 90000 SH DEFINED 02 90000 Kulicke Soffa Inds. Inc. COM 501242101 1211 65000 SH DEFINED 02 65000 Lear Corp. COM 521865105 637 13400 SH DEFINED 02 13400 Philip Services Corp. COM 71819M103 1087 75600 SH DEFINED 02 75600 Rofin Sinar Technologies Inc. COM 775043102 1734 143000 SH DEFINED 02 143000 SCI Systems Inc. COM 783890106 1307 30000 SH DEFINED 02 30000 Solectron Corp. COM 834182107 1247 30000 SH DEFINED 02 30000 Symbol Technologies Inc. COM 871508107 1133 30000 SH DEFINED 02 30000 Thermatrix COM 883550105 455 280000 SH DEFINED 02 280000 Trident International, Inc. COM 895934107 1040 80000 SH DEFINED 02 80000 Ultratech Stepper Inc. COM 904034105 437 22000 SH DEFINED 02 22000 Zygo Corp. COM 989855101 788 42000 SH DEFINED 02 42000 Arris Pharm. Corp. COM 04269W107 230 27500 SH DEFINED 03 27500 Aviron COM 053762100 542 20000 SH DEFINED 03 20000 Biacore Intl. AB COM 088658109 173 20000 SH DEFINED 03 20000 Biacore Intl. AB ADR 088658109 383 45000 SH DEFINED 03 45000 Biochem Pharm. Inc. COM 09058T108 313 15000 SH DEFINED 03 15000 Boston Scientific Corp. COM 101137107 2064 45000 SH DEFINED 03 45000 Centocor Inc. COM 152342101 994 30000 SH DEFINED 03 30000 Covance Inc. COM 222816100 795 40000 SH DEFINED 03 4000 Cytotherapeutics Inc. COM 232923102 410 102500 SH DEFINED 03 102500 Depuy Inc. COM 249726100 575 20000 SH DEFINED 03 20000 Gilead Sciences COM 375558103 4575 120000 SH DEFINED 03 120000 Human Genome Sciences, Inc. COM 444903108 2186 55000 SH DEFINED 03 55000 Hyseq Inc. COM 449163302 313 32500 SH DEFINED 03 32500 Millennium Pharm. Inc. COM 599902103 4085 215000 SH DEFINED 03 215000 OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. COM 682305107 68 10000 SH DEFINED 03 10000 Sangstat Med. Corp. COM 801003104 1215 30000 SH DEFINED 03 30000 Sola Intl. Inc. COM 834092108 1555 47844 SH DEFINED 03 47844 Cambridge Tech Partners COM 132524109 2498 60000 SH DEFINED 06 60000 Hollywood Entmt. Corp. COM 436141105 641 60000 SH DEFINED 06 60000 Industri-Matemotik Intl. Corp. COM 455792101 1180 40000 SH DEFINED 06 40000 Molex Inc. COM 608554101 16396 570312 SH DEFINED 06 570312 PAGE 3 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 Saville Systems PLC COM 805174109 2490 60000 SH DEFINED 06 60000 Security Dynamics Technologies COM 814208104 1001 28000 SH DEFINED 06 28000 Sitel Corp. COM 81980K107 1600 175400 SH DEFINED 06 175400 Walsh Intl. Inc. COM 933131104 551 52500 SH DEFINED 06 52500 Mettler - Toledo Intl. Inc. COM CL A 592688105 16212 158034 SH DEFINED 03 1158034 Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COM 008488108 294 10000 SH DEFINED 03 10000 Alexcon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COM 015351109 437 35000 SH DEFINED 03 35000 Vivus Inc. COM 928551100 425 40000 SH DEFINED 03 40000 Pharmacyclics Inc. COM 716933106 128 5000 SH DEFINED 03 5000 Pharmaceutical Prod. Div. Inc. COM 717124101 307 20000 SH DEFINED 03 20000 REPORT SUMMARY 60 DATA RECORDS 17809451 7 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED