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Divestment of Sony Ericsson completed

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — (Marketwire) — 02/15/12 —

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has today completed the divestment of its 50 percent
stake in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (“Sony Ericsson”),
including the
broad IP cross-licensing agreement, jointly announced by Sony Corporation
(“Sony”) and Ericsson on October 27, 2011. This makes Sony Ericsson a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony. The agreed cash consideration for the
transaction is
EUR 1.05 billion.

Ericsson-s gain on the transaction will be approximately SEK 7.5 billion
and
will be reported in the first quarter result on April 25, 2012, as -Other
operating income- in the income statement.

NOTES TO EDITORS

Press release from October 27, 2011, about Sony to acquire Ericsson-s share
of
Sony Ericsson:

Our multimedia content is available at the broadcast room:

Ericsson is the world-s leading provider of communications technology and
services. We are enabling the Networked Society with efficient real-time
solutions that allow us all to study, work and live our lives more freely,
in
sustainable societies around the world.

Our offering comprises services, software and infrastructure within
Information
and Communications Technology for telecom operators and other industries.
Today
more than 40 percent of the world-s mobile traffic goes through Ericsson
networks and we support customers- networks servicing more than 2 billion
subscribers.

We operate in 180 countries and employ more than 100,000 people. Founded in
1876, Ericsson is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2011 the company
had
revenues of SEK 226,9 billion (USD 35,0 billion). Ericsson is listed on
NASDAQ
OMX, Stockholm and NASDAQ, New York stock exchanges.

Press release as PDF:

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Source: Ericsson via Thomson Reuters ONE

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