Press release , 26 May 2009

Frans Lindelöw new President and CEO of Carnegie The Board of Directors of Carnegie Investment AB has appointed Frans Lindelöw as new President and CEO. Frans Lindelöw will assume his position in the autumn.

Frans Lindelöw joins Carnegie Investment Bank from the Group, where he has most recently been Head of Banking and member of Group Executive Management. Prior to that, he was CEO of Nordea Securities. Previous positions include Head of European Equities for HSBC in London and Stockholm, Vice President Derivatives Sales for Salomon Brothers in London and Head of Equity Sales for Handelsbanken in New York.

“Frans Lindelöw has the right background and experience to lead Carnegie into the future. He is an experienced and growth-oriented leader who has successfully built up operations in Sweden and abroad and taken those to new positions in the market,” says Arne Liljedahl, Chairman of the Board of Carnegie.

“Carnegie is an impressive company with highly skilled employees and a fundamentally strong brand. I consider this a fantastic opportunity to further develop Carnegie as the company is entering a new phase,” says Frans Lindelöw, forthcoming President of Carnegie.

Niklas Johansson will remain President of Carnegie until Frans Lindelöw assumes his position.

For more information, contact:

Arne Liljedahl, Chairman of the Board, +46 8 676 8703 Andreas Koch, Head of Communications, phone +46 73417 8639

Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ) is a leading independent investment bank with Nordic focus. Carnegie provides value- added services in securities brokering, , asset management and to institutions, corporations and private clients. Carnegie has approximately 750 employees in eight countries.

CARNEGIE INVESTMENT BANK AB (PUBL) SE-103 38 Stockholm Västra Trädgårdsgatan 15 Tel: +46 8 676 88 00 www.carnegie.se