Splits and stock issues

Reverse split of Ericsson shares in 2008

The Annual General Meeting on April 9, 2008, resolved on a reverse split of shares1:5 and B share/ADS ratio change from 10:1 to 1:1.

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Trade in the share

  • The last day of trade in the company’s shares on the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm before the reverse split was May 30, 2008
  • The first day of trade in the company’s shares after the reverse split was June 2, 2008.

Record date

The record date for the reverse split of shares and for the B share/ADS ratio change is June 4, 2008.

Trade in the ADS

  • The firs day of trade in the ADS after the reverse split and B share/ADS ratio change to 1:1 was June 10, 2008.

Sale of surplus shares

Shareholders who, on the record date, hold a number of B shares not equally divisible by five, the surplus B shares (1-4) will be sold at the company's expense. The payment from the sale of the surplus B shares will be made to the shareholders' VPC accounts on June 19, 2008.

The above is valid for shareholders directly registered with VPC AB.

Shares registered with nominees were dealt with pursuant to each nominee’s routines.