Stockholm – October 12, 2026 -- Ericsson's treasury stock stands at 125,805,951 Class B shares after repurchases made on Nasdaq Stockholm between October 5 and October 9, 2026, under its SEK 15 billion buyback program.
Buyback program runs to March 31, 2027
Ericsson announced the program of up to SEK 15,000,000,000 on April 16, 2026. Repurchases started on April 23, 2026, and can continue until March 31, 2027 at the latest.
Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE carries out all acquisitions on Ericsson's behalf. The program follows the EU Market Abuse Regulation (No 596/2014) and the Safe Harbour Regulation (Delegated Regulation 2016/1052).
Board plans to propose cancellation of repurchased shares at 2027 AGM
The Board of Directors intends to ask the 2027 Annual General Meeting to cancel the repurchased shares. Shares used to fulfil obligations under Ericsson's share-related incentive programs are excluded from that proposal.
Treasury holding equals about 3.7% of 3.37 billion shares outstanding
Ericsson has 3,371,351,735 shares in total: 261,755,983 Class A and 3,109,595,752 Class B. The treasury holding of 125,805,951 Class B shares is about 3.7% of that total.