In accordance with the Swedish Companies Act and Ericsson’s Articles of Association, shareholders who exercise their voting rights at the Annual General Meeting determine the composition of the Board of Directors and all other issues voted on at General Meetings of Shareholders.

The Annual General Meeting is held in Stockholm, generally at the end of March or beginning of April. The exact date is advertised, along with the agenda and information on how shareholders can give notice of attendance, on Ericsson’s website and in the Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet, Dagens Nyheter and Post- och Inrikes Tidningar, as well as in the European edition of Financial Times, as a courtesy to our shareholders abroad.

Shareholders who cannot participate in person may be represented by proxy (proxies are valid for a maximum of one year). To allow non-Swedish speaking shareholders to participate, the Annual General Meeting is simultaneously interpreted into English. All information material is also available in English.

There are three kinds of votes at General Meetings of Shareholders: Yes, No and Abstain. Resolutions at General Meetings of Shareholders are normally passed by simple majority. However, the Swedish Companies Act requires special quorums and majorities in certain cases. For example, the resolution to transfer own shares to employees participating in Ericsson’s Stock Purchase Plan must be approved by 90 percent of the votes cast and by 90 percent of the shares represented at the General Meeting of Shareholders. Each Class A share carries one vote and each Class B share carries one-tenth of one vote. For more information on the shares of Ericsson, please see “Share Information” in the Annual Report.

The Annual General Meeting gives shareholders the opportunity to raise questions regarding the Company and the results of the year under review. The members of the Board of Directors, the Group management as well as the external auditors are normally all present to answer such questions.

Shareholders and other interested parties may also correspond in writing with the Board of Directors or executive management at any time.

The Board of Directors’ Secretariat can be contacted by email or by post:

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
The Board of Directors’ Secretariat
SE- 164 83 Stockholm, Sweden