{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"172104","rtpr_id":"nPrelBp7Sa-20261019","ticker":"ERICB","exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","all_tickers":["ERICB"],"title":"Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period October 12 - October 16, 2026","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-19T07:00:42.315Z","article_body":"Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period October 12 - October 16, 2026\nPR Newswire\n\nSTOCKHOLM, Oct. 19, 2026\n\nSTOCKHOLM, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- During the period October 12 -\nOctober 16, 2026, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (\"Ericsson\") (LEI\ncode 549300W9JLPW15XIFM52) repurchased own Class B shares (ISIN: SE0000108656)\nas follows:\n\n Date        Aggregated daily volume   Weighted average share   Total daily transaction   \n             (number of shares)        price per day (SEK)      value (SEK)               \n 12/10/2026  1,856,735                 95.0198                  176,426,588.35            \n 13/10/2026  1,803,208                 94.4446                  170,303,258.28            \n 14/10/2026  250,000                   96.6343                  24,158,575.00             \n 15/10/2026  100,000                   104.3220                 10,432,200.00             \n 16/10/2026  100,000                   104.9440                 10,494,400.00             \n Total       4,109,943                 95.3334                  391,815,021.63            \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 129,915,894 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=4800629-1&h=2713050019&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2Fen%2Fnewsroom%2Flatest-news%2Fpress-subscription&a=Subscribe+to+Ericsson+press+releases)\nSubscribe to Ericsson blog posts\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4800629-1&h=714678458&u=https%3A%2F%2Fforyou.ericsson.com%2Fblog-subscription-center.html&a=Subscribe+to+Ericsson+blog+posts)\nhttps://x.com/ericsson\nhttps://www.facebook.com/ericsson\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/ericsson\n\nMORE INFORMATION AT:\nEricsson Newsroom\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4800629-1&h=4033287738&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2Fen%2Fnewsroom&a=Ericsson+Newsroom)\nmedia.relations@ericsson.com  (+46 10 719 69 92)\ninvestor.relations@ericsson.com  (+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\nLena Häggblom, Director, Investor Relations\nPhone: +46 72 593 27 78\nE-mail: lena.haggblom@ericsson.com\n\nMedia\nRalf Bagner, Head of Media Relations\nPhone: +46761284789\nE-mail: 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\nThis information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/ericsson/r/share-buybacks-in-ericsson-during-the-period-october-12---october-16--2026,c4410116\n\nThe following files are available for download:\n\n https://mb.cision.com/Main/15448/4410116/4323176.pdf              Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period October 12-October 16 2026  \n https://mb.cision.com/Public/15448/4410116/a389c0262ceb83b9.xlsx  Daily Ericsson Share Buyback Report                                      \n\n \n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/share-buybacks-in-ericsson-during-the-period-october-12--october-16-2026-302912372.html\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPrelBp7Sa-20261019","title":"Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period October 12 - October 16, 2026","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"ERICB","created":"2026-10-19T07:00:42.315Z","tickers":["ERICB"],"exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","article_body":"Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period October 12 - October 16, 2026\nPR Newswire\n\nSTOCKHOLM, Oct. 19, 2026\n\nSTOCKHOLM, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- During the period October 12 -\nOctober 16, 2026, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (\"Ericsson\") (LEI\ncode 549300W9JLPW15XIFM52) repurchased own Class B shares (ISIN: SE0000108656)\nas follows:\n\n Date        Aggregated daily volume   Weighted average share   Total daily transaction   \n             (number of shares)        price per day (SEK)      value (SEK)               \n 12/10/2026  1,856,735                 95.0198                  176,426,588.35            \n 13/10/2026  1,803,208                 94.4446                  170,303,258.28            \n 14/10/2026  250,000                   96.6343                  24,158,575.00             \n 15/10/2026  100,000                   104.3220                 10,432,200.00             \n 16/10/2026  100,000                   104.9440                 10,494,400.00             \n Total       4,109,943                 95.3334                  391,815,021.63            \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 129,915,894 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=4800629-1&h=2713050019&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2Fen%2Fnewsroom%2Flatest-news%2Fpress-subscription&a=Subscribe+to+Ericsson+press+releases)\nSubscribe to Ericsson blog posts\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4800629-1&h=714678458&u=https%3A%2F%2Fforyou.ericsson.com%2Fblog-subscription-center.html&a=Subscribe+to+Ericsson+blog+posts)\nhttps://x.com/ericsson\nhttps://www.facebook.com/ericsson\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/ericsson\n\nMORE INFORMATION AT:\nEricsson Newsroom\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4800629-1&h=4033287738&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericsson.com%2Fen%2Fnewsroom&a=Ericsson+Newsroom)\nmedia.relations@ericsson.com  (+46 10 719 69 92)\ninvestor.relations@ericsson.com  (+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\nLena Häggblom, Director, Investor Relations\nPhone: +46 72 593 27 78\nE-mail: lena.haggblom@ericsson.com\n\nMedia\nRalf Bagner, Head of Media Relations\nPhone: +46761284789\nE-mail: 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\nThis information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/ericsson/r/share-buybacks-in-ericsson-during-the-period-october-12---october-16--2026,c4410116\n\nThe following files are available for download:\n\n https://mb.cision.com/Main/15448/4410116/4323176.pdf              Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period October 12-October 16 2026  \n https://mb.cision.com/Public/15448/4410116/a389c0262ceb83b9.xlsx  Daily Ericsson Share Buyback Report                                      \n\n \n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/share-buybacks-in-ericsson-during-the-period-october-12--october-16-2026-302912372.html\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved."},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-19T07:00:42.383240322Z","server_sent_at_ms":1792393242383},"received_at":"2026-10-19T07:00:42.433Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"160246","press_release_id":"172104","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Communications Equipment","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"buyback","narrative":"Ericsson repurchased 4,109,943 Class B shares for a total of SEK 391.8 million at a weighted average price of SEK 95.3334 during the week of October 12-16, 2026.\n\nThe repurchases are part of the SEK 15 billion buyback program announced April 16, 2026, running through March 31, 2027, with the Board intending to propose cancellation of most repurchased shares at the 2027 AGM.\n\nGoldman Sachs Bank Europe SE executed all acquisitions on Nasdaq Stockholm; Ericsson's treasury holding now stands at 129,915,894 Class B shares.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine weekly buyback disclosure under the SEK 15B program -- moderate shareholder-return support, low news value."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"total_shares":3371351735,"treasury_shares":129915894,"program_size_sek":15000000000,"weekly_shares_repurchased":4109943,"weekly_weighted_avg_price_sek":95.3334}},"namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Daniel Morris","role":"Vice President, Head of Investor Relations"},{"name":"Lena Häggblom","role":"Director, Investor Relations"},{"name":"Ralf Bagner","role":"Head of Media Relations"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson","ticker":"ERICB","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE","relationship":"broker executing buyback"},{"name":"Nasdaq Stockholm","relationship":"exchange"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"391,815,021.63","context":"total weekly buyback value in SEK, Oct 12-16, 2026"},{"amount":"SEK 15,000,000,000","context":"size of share buyback program announced April 16, 2026"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Routine weekly disclosure of ongoing buyback program execution under an already-announced SEK 15B program. No change in program size or policy."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[],"primary":"ERICB"},"globalImportance":15,"audienceRelevance":25,"eventTypeSecondary":[],"importanceComponents":{"tickerTier":"large-cap-foreign","eventGravity":"routine-buyback-weekly-update","issuerAuthored":true}},"event_type":"buyback","event_type_secondary":null,"sentiment":"bullish","material_impact_score":2,"narrative":"Ericsson repurchased 4,109,943 Class B shares for a total of SEK 391.8 million at a weighted average price of SEK 95.3334 during the week of October 12-16, 2026.\n\nThe repurchases are part of the SEK 15 billion buyback program announced April 16, 2026, running through March 31, 2027, with the Board intending to propose cancellation of most repurchased shares at the 2027 AGM.\n\nGoldman Sachs Bank Europe SE executed all acquisitions on Nasdaq Stockholm; Ericsson's treasury holding now stands at 129,915,894 Class B shares.","key_figures":{"customDimensions":{"total_shares":3371351735,"treasury_shares":129915894,"program_size_sek":15000000000,"weekly_shares_repurchased":4109943,"weekly_weighted_avg_price_sek":95.3334}},"named_entities":{"people":[{"name":"Daniel Morris","role":"Vice President, Head of Investor Relations"},{"name":"Lena Häggblom","role":"Director, Investor Relations"},{"name":"Ralf Bagner","role":"Head of Media Relations"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson","ticker":"ERICB","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE","relationship":"broker executing buyback"},{"name":"Nasdaq Stockholm","relationship":"exchange"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"391,815,021.63","context":"total weekly buyback value in SEK, Oct 12-16, 2026"},{"amount":"SEK 15,000,000,000","context":"size of share buyback program announced April 16, 2026"}]},"model_name":"glm-5.3-flashx","prompt_hash":"sha256:5c812bd9e28b810d","schema_hash":"sha256:05005c02d9cffac9","created_at":"2026-10-19T07:00:48.385Z","global_importance":15,"audience_relevance":25,"importance_components":{"tickerTier":"large-cap-foreign","eventGravity":"routine-buyback-weekly-update","issuerAuthored":true}},"durationMs":5940,"modelName":"glm-5.3-flashx"}}