Ericsson for Investors - Share trading

Share trading

The Ericsson share

The Ericsson share is traded on the following Stock Exchanges:

NASDAQ OMX Stockholm
Ericsson’s Class A and Class B shares are traded on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.
Class A shares each carrying one vote.
Class B shares each carrying one-tenth of one vote.
The Ericsson ticker for A shares is ERIC A and for B shares ERIC B.

NASDAQ
Ericsson Class B shares are also traded on NASDAQ in theUnited States, 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.

Ericsson Share price on NASDAQ
Ericsson Stock charts on NASDAQ

London Stock Exchange
On April 15, 2008, the Ericsson Class B-share was delisted from the London Stock Exchange.

Stock trading in 2008

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 NAS DAQ. 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 price trend during 2008

In 2008, Ericsson’s total market value decreased by about 22 (45) percent to approximately SEK 191 billion (SEK 245 billion in 2007).

The OMXSP Index on NASDAQ OM X Stockholm decreased by 42 percent, the NA DAQ telecom index (CUTL) decreased by approximately 43 percent and the NASDAQ composite index (CCMP) decreased by approximately 41 percent in 2008.