Ericsson initiates share buyback program

STOCKHOLM, April 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ("Ericsson") today announces that the Board of Directors has resolved to utilize the authorization granted by the March 31, 2026 Annual General Meeting to initiate a share buyback program relating to Ericsson's ordinary Class B shares (the "Ordinary Shares") on Nasdaq Stockholm up to a maximum consideration of SEK 15,000,000,000 (the "Program"). The purpose of the Program is to distribute surplus liquidity and thereby adjust Ericsson's capital structure by reducing its capital as well as to enable purchases of shares to be used to meet Ericsson's obligations within the framework of Ericsson's share-related incentive programs.