Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) completes SEK 539M week of share buybacks
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
6-K
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson reported that it repurchased 4,805,778 Class B shares between June 15 and June 19, 2026. The weighted average purchase price was SEK 112.2492 per share, for a total consideration of SEK 539,444,797.46.
These purchases form part of Ericsson’s previously announced share buyback program of up to SEK 15,000,000,000, running from April 23, 2026 to March 31, 2027. After these transactions, Ericsson holds 57,882,556 Class B shares in treasury out of a total of 3,371,351,735 shares outstanding.
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Key Figures
Shares repurchased: 4,805,778 shares
Average buyback price: SEK 112.2492 per share
Total buyback value (week): SEK 539,444,797.46
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Shares repurchased
4,805,778 shares
Class B shares bought June 15-19, 2026
Average buyback price
SEK 112.2492 per share
Weighted average for June 15-19, 2026
Total buyback value (week)
SEK 539,444,797.46
June 15-19, 2026 repurchases
Buyback program size
SEK 15,000,000,000
Maximum under current program to March 31, 2027
Treasury shares after buyback
57,882,556 shares
Class B treasury stock after June 15-19, 2026
Total Ericsson shares
3,371,351,735 shares
Total outstanding shares, Class A and B combined
Class A shares
261,755,983 shares
Part of total Ericsson share capital
Class B shares
3,109,595,752 shares
Part of total Ericsson share capital
Key Terms
share buyback program, treasury stock, market abuse, Safe Harbour Regulation, +1 more
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treasury stock financial
"Following the repurchases above, Ericsson's holding of treasury stock amounts to 57,882,556 Class B shares."
Treasury stock is shares that a company has bought back from the public and kept in its own control rather than retiring them. Think of it like a company holding its own tickets in a drawer: those shares no longer vote or receive dividends while held, but the company can reissue or retire them later; this reduces the number of shares available to outside investors and can boost per‑share earnings and influence ownership and stock price.
market abuse regulatory
"executed in accordance with the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 ... on market abuse ("MAR")"
Market abuse is illegal or unethical behavior that distorts the price or fairness of buying and selling financial assets, such as using secret information to trade, spreading false or misleading news, or creating fake buying and selling to give a false impression of demand. It matters to investors because it can cause unfair losses, unreliable prices and legal or reputational fallout; like cheating in a game or tampering with a scale, it destroys confidence that markets reflect true value.
Safe Harbour Regulation regulatory
"the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 ... ("the Safe Harbour Regulation")"
Nasdaq Stockholm market
"All acquisitions have been carried out on Nasdaq Stockholm by Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE"
Nasdaq Stockholm is the main stock exchange in Sweden where shares of Swedish and other Nordic companies are bought and sold; think of it as a large, regulated marketplace or auction house that sets prices by matching buyers and sellers. It matters to investors because where a company lists affects how easily its shares can be traded, how transparent pricing is, and whether the stock is included in regional indexes or funds that can drive buying or selling.
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 June 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, June 22, 2026 regarding “Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period June 15 - June 19, 2026”.
Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Announcement of LM Ericsson Telephone Company, June 22, 2026 regarding “Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period June 15 - June 19, 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: June 22, 2026
PRESS RELEASE June 22, 2026 |  | ||||
Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period June 15 - June 19, 2026 During the period June 15 - June 19, 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) | ||||||||
15/06/2026 | 859,742 | 116.0203 | 99,747,524.76 | ||||||||
16/06/2026 | 2,110,421 | 112.3587 | 237,124,160.01 | ||||||||
17/06/2026 | 1,064,259 | 110.5458 | 117,649,362.56 | ||||||||
18/06/2026 | 771,356 | 110.0967 | 84,923,750.13 | ||||||||
19/06/2026 | - | - | - | ||||||||
Total | 4,805,778 | 112.2492 | 539,444,797.46 | ||||||||
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 57,882,556 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. | |||||||||||
PRESS RELEASE June 22, 2026 | | ||||
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FAQ
What did Ericsson (ERIC) announce in this June 2026 6-K filing?
Ericsson announced it repurchased 4,805,778 Class B shares between June 15 and June 19, 2026. The buybacks are part of its ongoing SEK 15 billion share repurchase program running into 2027.