Share Information
Stock exchange trading
Ericsson’s Class A and Class B shares are traded on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and in the United States, the Class B shares are traded on NASDAQ in the form of American Depositary Shares (ADS) evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (ADR) under the symbol ERIC. Each ADS represents one Class B share. On April 15, 2008, the Ericsson Class B-share was de-listed from the London Stock Exchange.
Approximately 20 (44) billion shares were traded in 2008, of which about 84 (83) percent on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and about 16 (16) percent on NASDAQ. Trading volume in Ericsson shares decreased by approximately 54 percent on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and decreased by approximately 58 percent on NASDAQ as compared to 2007. (Note that Ericsson had a reversed split of shares 1:5, and a B-share/ADS ratio change from 10:1 to 1:1, in 2008.)
share turnover 2008 (million shares)
