ERIC 6-K

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 August 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 [x] Form 40-F [ ]

Announcement of LM Ericsson Telephone Company, August 17, 2026 regarding “Share buybacks in Ericsson during the

period August 10 – August 14, 2026”

Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1Announcement of LM Ericsson Telephone Company, August 17, 2026 regarding “Share buybacks in

Ericsson during the period August 10 – August 14, 2026”

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: August 17, 2026

Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period August 10-August 14 2026 filing

PRESS RELEASE<br><br>August 17, 2026

Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period

August 10 – August 14, 2026

During the period August 10 – August 14, 2026, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (“Ericsson”)

(LEI code 549300W9JLPW15XIFM52) repurchased own Class B shares (ISIN: SE0000108656) as

follows:

Date	Aggregated daily volume<br><br>(number of shares)	Weighted average share<br><br>price per day (SEK)	Total daily transaction<br><br>value (SEK)
10/08/2026	500,000	96.1693	48,084,650.00
11/08/2026	1,000,000	95.7603	95,760,300.00
12/08/2026	500,000	97.9912	48,995,600.00
13/08/2026	250,000	98.1423	24,535,575.00
14/08/2026	250,000	97.5124	24,378,100.00
Total	2,500,000	96.7017	241,754,225.00

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 97,669,316 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.

NOTES TO EDITORS:

PRESS RELEASE<br><br>August 17, 2026

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