Ericsson Lm Telephone Co 6-K, filed May 18, 2026
Ericsson Lm Telephone Co (ERIC)
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Ericsson Lm Telephone Co filed this 6-K on May 18, 2026.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May 2026
Commission File Number 000-12033
LM ERICSSON TELEPHONE COMPANY
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Torshamnsgatan 21, Kista
SE-164 83, Stockholm, Sweden
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Announcement of LM Ericsson Telephone Company, May 18, 2026 regarding “Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period May 11 – May 15, 2026”
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Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period May 11 – May 15, 2026
During the period May 11 – May 15, 2026, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (“Ericsson”) (LEI code 549300W9JLPW15XIFM52) repurchased own Class B shares (ISIN: SE0000108656) as follows:
| Date |
Aggregated daily volume (number of shares) |
Weighted average share price per day (SEK) |
Total daily transaction value (SEK) |
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2026-05-11 |
119,106 | 111.7655 | 13,311,941.64 | |||||||||
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2026-05-12 |
250,000 | 116.0788 | 29,019,700.00 | |||||||||
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2026-05-13 |
250,000 | 117.3238 | 29,330,950.00 | |||||||||
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2026-05-14 |
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2026-05-15 |
500,000 | 118.5148 | 59,257,400.00 | |||||||||
| Total |
1,119,106 | 116.9862 | 130,919,991.64 | |||||||||
The share repurchases are a part of the share buyback program of up to SEK 15,000,000,000 which Ericsson announced on April 16, 2026 and which runs between April 23, 2026 and March 31, 2027, at the latest. The Board of Directors intends to propose to the 2027 Annual General Meeting that the repurchased shares, other than those used to fulfil Ericsson’s obligations under its share-related incentive programs, are cancelled.
The share buyback program is executed in accordance with the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on market abuse (“MAR”) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016 supplementing MAR (“the Safe Harbour Regulation”).
All acquisitions have been carried out on Nasdaq Stockholm by Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE on behalf of Ericsson. A full breakdown of the transactions is attached to this announcement.
Following the repurchases above, Ericsson’s holding of treasury stock amounts to 47,882,698 Class B shares. There are in total 3,371,351,735 shares in Ericsson, 261,755,983 shares of Class A and 3,109,595,752 shares of Class B.
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ABOUT ERICSSON:
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ) | ||
| By: | /s/ LARS SANDSTRÖM | |
| Lars Sandström | ||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: May 18, 2026