STOCKHOLM – November 09, 2026 -- Ericsson holds 131,415,894 Class B shares in treasury following its latest repurchases, made between November 2 and November 6, 2026, under a buyback program of up to SEK 15 billion.
Buyback program runs through March 31, 2027
Ericsson announced the program on April 16, 2026. Repurchases started on April 23, 2026, and can continue until March 31, 2027 at the latest. The source release does not give the volumes or prices for the week; those are in a transaction breakdown attached to the announcement.
Board plans to cancel most repurchased shares
The Board of Directors intends to propose to the 2027 Annual General Meeting that the repurchased shares be cancelled. Shares used to fulfil Ericsson's obligations under its share-related incentive programs are excluded from the proposed cancellation.
Goldman Sachs Bank Europe executes trades on Nasdaq Stockholm
Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE carried out all acquisitions on Nasdaq Stockholm on Ericsson's behalf. The program follows Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on market abuse (MAR) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052, the Safe Harbour Regulation.
Share capital totals 3.37 billion shares
Ericsson has 3,371,351,735 shares in total: 261,755,983 Class A and 3,109,595,752 Class B. The treasury holding of 131,415,894 Class B shares is equal to about 4.2% of the Class B shares, by simple division of the source figures.