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Ericsson resolves on an acquisition offer for C shares for LTV 2012

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — (Marketwire) — 05/18/12 — In accordance with the resolution by the
Annual General Meeting 2012, Ericsson
(NASDAQ: ERIC) expands its treasury stock in order to provide shares for the
Long-Term Variable Remuneration Program (LTV) 2012 for employees in
Ericsson.

The Board of Directors of Ericsson has resolved, by virtue of an
authorization
given by the Annual General Meeting on May 3, 2012, to direct an
acquisition
offer to all holders of C shares to acquire these shares. Acquisition shall
be
made during the period May 25 – June 13, 2012. Payment for acquired shares
shall
be made in cash with SEK 5.0052 per share.

The offer is part of the financing of Ericsson-s Long-Term Variable
Remuneration
Program 2012 and includes all 31 700 000 C shares which Ericsson has
previously
decided to issue to AB Industrivärden and Investor AB, for the
program. AB
Industrivärden and Investor AB have informed Ericsson that they intend
to accept
the offer.

Once all 31 700 000 C shares have been acquired by Ericsson, the Board
intends
to convert them to B shares. After the conversion, the number of B shares
in
issue will amount to 3 043 295 752. Ericsson currently holds 58 338 548
shares
as treasury stock.

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solutions that allow us all to study, work and live our lives more freely,
in
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Our offering comprises services, software and infrastructure within
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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.

Ericsson resolves on an acquisition offer for C shares for LTV 2012:

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