Shareholder Information

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson’s shareholders are invited to participate in the Annual General Meeting to be held on Thursday, May 3, 2012, at 3 p.m. at Kistamässan, Arne Beurlings Torg 5, Kista, Stockholm, Sweden.

Registration and notice of attendance

Shareholders who wish to attend the Annual General Meeting must:

  • Be recorded in the share register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB (the Swedish Securities Registry) on Thursday, April 26, 2012, and
  • Give notice of attendance to the Company at the latest on Thursday, April 26, 2012. Notice of attendance can be given on Ericsson’s website: www.ericsson.com/investors; by telephone: +46 8 402 90 54 on weekdays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.; or by fax: +46 8 402 9256.

Notice of attendance may also be given in writing to:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
General Meeting of Shareholders
Box 7835, SE-103 98 Stockholm, Sweden

When giving notice of attendance, please state name, date of birth, address, telephone number and number of assistants.

The meeting will be conducted in Swedish and simultaneously interpreted into English.

Shares registered in the name of a nominee

In addition to giving notice of attendance, shareholders who have their shares registered in the name of a nominee must request the nominee to temporarily enter the shareholder into the share register in order to be entitled to attend the meeting. In order for such registration to be effective on Thursday, April 26, 2012, shareholders should contact their nominee well before that day.

Proxy

Shareholders represented by proxy shall submit to the Company a power of attorney for the representative. A power of attorney issued by a legal entity must be accompanied by a copy of the entity’s certificate of registration (should no such certificate exist, a corresponding document of authority must be submitted). Such documents must be no more than one year old unless the power of attorney explicitly provides that it is valid for a longer period, up to a maximum of five years. In order to facilitate the registration at the Annual General Meeting, the power of attorney in original, certificates of registration and other documents of authority should be sent to the Company in advance. All documents should be sent to the Company at the address above for receipt by Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Forms of power of attorney in Swedish and English are available on Ericsson’s website: www.ericsson.com/investors.

Dividend

The Board of Directors has decided to propose the Annual General Meeting to resolve on a dividend of SEK 2.50 per share for the year 2011 and that Tuesday, May 8, 2012 will be the record day for dividend.

Financial information from Ericsson

Interim reports 2012:

  • April 25, 2012 (Q1)
  • July 18, 2012 (Q2)
  • October 26, 2012 (Q3)
  • January 25, 2013 (Q4)

Annual Report 2012: March, 2013
2011 Form 20-F for the US market: March-April, 2012

CONTACT FOR PRINTED PUBLICATIONS

A printed copy of the Annual Report is provided on request.

  • Strömberg Distribution
    SE-120 88 Stockholm, Sweden
    Phone: +46 8 449 89 57
    Email: ericsson@strd.se
  • In the United States, Ericsson’s Transfer Agent Citibank: Citibank Shareholder Services
    Registered holders: +1 877 881 59 69 (toll free within the U.S.)
    Interested investors: +1 781 575 45 55 (toll free within the U.S.)
    Email: citibank@shareholders-online.com
    www.citi.com/dr

    Ordering a hard copy of the Annual Report: +1 888 301 2504 (toll free within the U.S.)
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE:

It is our ambition to provide our shareholder with up to date information about Ericsson and its development. Information is available on Ericsson’s website: www.ericsson.com

On the website, the Annual Report is available as an online version and as a pdf document. Previous annual and interim reports and other relevant shareholder information can be found at: www.ericsson.com/investors

By publishing the Annual Report on the web, we will not only reduce the cost for print and distribution, but also the impact on the environment.

The Annual Report on Form 20-F (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC) is also available on: www.ericsson.com/investors

Uncertainties in the future

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