Stockholm – October 19, 2026 -- Ericsson now holds 129,915,894 Class B shares in treasury after repurchases made between October 12 and October 16, 2026, under its SEK 15 billion buyback program.
Ericsson runs the SEK 15 billion program through March 2027
The program was announced on April 16, 2026. It runs from April 23, 2026, until March 31, 2027, at the latest. The weekly disclosure covers purchases of Class B shares (ISIN: SE0000108656). The source text does not include the volumes or prices for the week, which are given in an attached breakdown.
Goldman Sachs Bank Europe executes all trades on Nasdaq Stockholm
Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE carried out all acquisitions on Nasdaq Stockholm on behalf of Ericsson. The program follows Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on market abuse and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052, known as the Safe Harbour Regulation.
Board plans to propose cancelling repurchased shares at the 2027 AGM
Ericsson's Board of Directors intends to ask the 2027 Annual General Meeting to cancel the repurchased shares. Shares used to meet obligations under the company's share-related incentive programs are excluded from the proposed cancellation.
Ericsson has 3.37 billion shares in issue
Ericsson has 3,371,351,735 shares in total. These comprise 261,755,983 Class A shares and 3,109,595,752 Class B shares. Treasury stock of 129,915,894 Class B shares is equivalent to about 4.2% of the Class B shares in issue.