{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"130811","rtpr_id":"nPn5JQyvwa","ticker":"ERICB","exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","all_tickers":["ERICB"],"title":"Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period August 24 - August 28, 2026","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-31T06:57:33.600Z","article_body":"Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period August 24 - August 28, 2026\n\nPR Newswire\n\nSTOCKHOLM, Aug. 31, 2026\n\nSTOCKHOLM, Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- During the period August 24 - August\n28, 2026, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (\"Ericsson\") (LEI code\n549300W9JLPW15XIFM52) repurchased own Class B shares (ISIN: SE0000108656) as\nfollows:\n\n Date Aggregated daily volume (number of shares) Weighted average share price per day (SEK) Total daily transaction value (SEK)\n 24/08/2026 750,000 96.7307 72,548,025.00\n 25/08/2026 250,000 97.5728 24,393,200.00\n 26/08/2026 400,000 96.8842 38,753,680.00\n 27/08/2026 250,000 96.4026 24,100,650.00\n 28/08/2026 500,000 96.5126 48,256,300.00\n Total 2,150,000 96.7683 208,051,855.00\n\nThe share repurchases are a part of the share buyback program of up to SEK\n15,000,000,000 which Ericsson announced on April 16, 2026, and which runs\nbetween April 23, 2026, and March 31, 2027, at the latest. The Board of\nDirectors intends to propose to the 2027 Annual General Meeting that the\nrepurchased shares, other than those used to fulfil Ericsson's obligations\nunder its share-related incentive programs, are cancelled.\n\nThe share buyback program is executed in accordance with the Regulation (EU)\nNo 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on market abuse\n(MAR) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016\nsupplementing MAR (the Safe Harbour Regulation).\n\nAll acquisitions have been carried out on Nasdaq Stockholm by Goldman Sachs\nBank Europe SE on behalf of Ericsson. A full breakdown of the transactions is\nattached to this announcement.\n\nFollowing the repurchases above, Ericsson's holding of treasury stock amounts\nto 102,818,676 Class B shares. There are in total 3,371,351,735 shares in\nEricsson, 261,755,983 shares of Class A and 3,109,595,752 shares of Class B.\n\nNOTES TO EDITORS:\n\nFOLLOW US:\n\nSubscribe to Ericsson press releases\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=98387479&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2Fen%2Fnewsroom%2Flatest-news%2Fpress-subscription&a=Subscribe+to+Ericsson+press+releases)\n\nSubscribe to Ericsson blog posts\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=2398207246&u=https%3A%2F%2Fforyou.ericsson.com%2Fblog-subscription-center.html&a=Subscribe+to+Ericsson+blog+posts)\n\nhttps://x.com/ericsson\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=717403448&u=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fericsson&a=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fericsson)\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/ericsson\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=442292919&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fericsson&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fericsson)\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/ericsson\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=340836035&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fericsson&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fericsson)\n\nMORE INFORMATION AT:\nEricsson Newsroom\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=1410304910&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2Fen%2Fnewsroom&a=Ericsson+Newsroom)\n\nmedia.relations@ericsson.com (mailto:media.relations@ericsson.com) (+46\n10 719 69 92)\ninvestor.relations@ericsson.com (mailto:investor.relations@ericsson.com)\n(+46 10 719 00 00)\n\nInvestors\nDaniel Morris, Vice President, Head of Investor Relations\nPhone: +44 7386 657217\nE-mail: investor.relations@ericsson.com\n(mailto:investor.relations@ericsson.com)\n\nLena Häggblom, Director, Investor Relations\nPhone: +46 72 593 27 78\nE-mail: lena.haggblom@ericsson.com (mailto:lena.haggblom@ericsson.com)\n\nMedia\nRalf Bagner, Head of Media Relations\nPhone: +46761284789\nE-mail: ralf.bagner@ericsson.com (mailto:ralf.bagner@ericsson.com)\n\nABOUT ERICSSON:\nEricsson's high-performing, programmable networks provide connectivity for\nbillions of people every day. For 150 years, we've been pioneers in creating\ntechnology for communication. We offer mobile communication and connectivity\nsolutions for service providers and enterprises. Together with our customers\nand partners, we make the digital world of tomorrow a reality.\nwww.ericsson.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=61430226&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2F&a=www.ericsson.com)\n\nThis information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=1076927634&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com%2F&a=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com)\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/ericsson/r/share-buybacks-in-ericsson-during-the-period-august-24---august-28--2026,c4389512\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=1953214285&u=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com%2Fericsson%2Fr%2Fshare-buybacks-in-ericsson-during-the-period-august-24---august-28--2026%2Cc4389512&a=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com%2Fericsson%2Fr%2Fshare-buybacks-in-ericsson-during-the-period-august-24---august-28--2026%2Cc4389512)\n\nThe following files are available for download:\n https://mb.cision.com/Main/15448/4389512/4241063.pdf Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period August 24-August 28 2026\n (https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=3451319693&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmb.cision.com%2FMain%2F15448%2F4389512%2F4241063.pdf&a=https%3A%2F%2Fmb.cision.com%2FMain%2F15448%2F4389512%2F4241063.pdf)\n https://mb.cision.com/Public/15448/4389512/8e96763d7daa75ff.xlsx Daily Ericsson Share Buyback Report\n (https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=125463573&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmb.cision.com%2FPublic%2F15448%2F4389512%2F8e96763d7daa75ff.xlsx&a=https%3A%2F%2Fmb.cision.com%2FPublic%2F15448%2F4389512%2F8e96763d7daa75ff.xlsx)\n\n \n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/share-buybacks-in-ericsson-during-the-period-august-24---august-28-2026-302864741.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/share-buybacks-in-ericsson-during-the-period-august-24---august-28-2026-302864741.html)\n\nSOURCE Ericsson\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn5JQyvwa","title":"Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period August 24 - August 28, 2026","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"ERICB","created":"2026-08-31T06:57:33.600Z","tickers":["ERICB"],"exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","article_body":"Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period August 24 - August 28, 2026\n\nPR Newswire\n\nSTOCKHOLM, Aug. 31, 2026\n\nSTOCKHOLM, Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- During the period August 24 - August\n28, 2026, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (\"Ericsson\") (LEI code\n549300W9JLPW15XIFM52) repurchased own Class B shares (ISIN: SE0000108656) as\nfollows:\n\n Date Aggregated daily volume (number of shares) Weighted average share price per day (SEK) Total daily transaction value (SEK)\n 24/08/2026 750,000 96.7307 72,548,025.00\n 25/08/2026 250,000 97.5728 24,393,200.00\n 26/08/2026 400,000 96.8842 38,753,680.00\n 27/08/2026 250,000 96.4026 24,100,650.00\n 28/08/2026 500,000 96.5126 48,256,300.00\n Total 2,150,000 96.7683 208,051,855.00\n\nThe share repurchases are a part of the share buyback program of up to SEK\n15,000,000,000 which Ericsson announced on April 16, 2026, and which runs\nbetween April 23, 2026, and March 31, 2027, at the latest. The Board of\nDirectors intends to propose to the 2027 Annual General Meeting that the\nrepurchased shares, other than those used to fulfil Ericsson's obligations\nunder its share-related incentive programs, are cancelled.\n\nThe share buyback program is executed in accordance with the Regulation (EU)\nNo 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on market abuse\n(MAR) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016\nsupplementing MAR (the Safe Harbour Regulation).\n\nAll acquisitions have been carried out on Nasdaq Stockholm by Goldman Sachs\nBank Europe SE on behalf of Ericsson. A full breakdown of the transactions is\nattached to this announcement.\n\nFollowing the repurchases above, Ericsson's holding of treasury stock amounts\nto 102,818,676 Class B shares. There are in total 3,371,351,735 shares in\nEricsson, 261,755,983 shares of Class A and 3,109,595,752 shares of Class B.\n\nNOTES TO EDITORS:\n\nFOLLOW US:\n\nSubscribe to Ericsson press releases\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=98387479&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2Fen%2Fnewsroom%2Flatest-news%2Fpress-subscription&a=Subscribe+to+Ericsson+press+releases)\n\nSubscribe to Ericsson blog posts\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=2398207246&u=https%3A%2F%2Fforyou.ericsson.com%2Fblog-subscription-center.html&a=Subscribe+to+Ericsson+blog+posts)\n\nhttps://x.com/ericsson\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=717403448&u=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fericsson&a=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fericsson)\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/ericsson\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=442292919&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fericsson&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fericsson)\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/ericsson\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=340836035&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fericsson&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fericsson)\n\nMORE INFORMATION AT:\nEricsson Newsroom\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=1410304910&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2Fen%2Fnewsroom&a=Ericsson+Newsroom)\n\nmedia.relations@ericsson.com (mailto:media.relations@ericsson.com) (+46\n10 719 69 92)\ninvestor.relations@ericsson.com (mailto:investor.relations@ericsson.com)\n(+46 10 719 00 00)\n\nInvestors\nDaniel Morris, Vice President, Head of Investor Relations\nPhone: +44 7386 657217\nE-mail: investor.relations@ericsson.com\n(mailto:investor.relations@ericsson.com)\n\nLena Häggblom, Director, Investor Relations\nPhone: +46 72 593 27 78\nE-mail: lena.haggblom@ericsson.com (mailto:lena.haggblom@ericsson.com)\n\nMedia\nRalf Bagner, Head of Media Relations\nPhone: +46761284789\nE-mail: ralf.bagner@ericsson.com (mailto:ralf.bagner@ericsson.com)\n\nABOUT ERICSSON:\nEricsson's high-performing, programmable networks provide connectivity for\nbillions of people every day. For 150 years, we've been pioneers in creating\ntechnology for communication. We offer mobile communication and connectivity\nsolutions for service providers and enterprises. Together with our customers\nand partners, we make the digital world of tomorrow a reality.\nwww.ericsson.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=61430226&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2F&a=www.ericsson.com)\n\nThis information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=1076927634&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com%2F&a=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com)\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/ericsson/r/share-buybacks-in-ericsson-during-the-period-august-24---august-28--2026,c4389512\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=1953214285&u=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com%2Fericsson%2Fr%2Fshare-buybacks-in-ericsson-during-the-period-august-24---august-28--2026%2Cc4389512&a=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com%2Fericsson%2Fr%2Fshare-buybacks-in-ericsson-during-the-period-august-24---august-28--2026%2Cc4389512)\n\nThe following files are available for download:\n https://mb.cision.com/Main/15448/4389512/4241063.pdf Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period August 24-August 28 2026\n (https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=3451319693&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmb.cision.com%2FMain%2F15448%2F4389512%2F4241063.pdf&a=https%3A%2F%2Fmb.cision.com%2FMain%2F15448%2F4389512%2F4241063.pdf)\n https://mb.cision.com/Public/15448/4389512/8e96763d7daa75ff.xlsx Daily Ericsson Share Buyback Report\n (https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4763537-1&h=125463573&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmb.cision.com%2FPublic%2F15448%2F4389512%2F8e96763d7daa75ff.xlsx&a=https%3A%2F%2Fmb.cision.com%2FPublic%2F15448%2F4389512%2F8e96763d7daa75ff.xlsx)\n\n \n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/share-buybacks-in-ericsson-during-the-period-august-24---august-28-2026-302864741.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/share-buybacks-in-ericsson-during-the-period-august-24---august-28-2026-302864741.html)\n\nSOURCE Ericsson\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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