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In connection with the rights offering, and according to the conditions of the loan, the following recalculation of the convertible rate has been done:

Med anledning av Ericssons nyemission har, i enlighet med villkoren för lånet, följande omräkning av konverteringskursen ägt rum:

Ericsson’s strong position in MMS (Multimedia Messaging) has been further enhanced by being selected as supplier of MMS technology to Orange SA and its 22 member companies, and by signing its first MMS contract with Orange France.

Efter teckningstidens utgång i Ericssons nyemission om cirka 30 miljarder SEK, utvisar det preliminära resultatet att mer än 99,5 procent av de erbjudna B-aktierna, motsvarande en emissionslikvid om cirka 29,9 miljarder SEK, har tecknats med stöd av teckningsrätter.

Further to the end of the subscription period for Ericsson's rights offering of approximately SEK 30 billion, preliminary results indicate that more than 99.5 percent of the new B shares offered, representing gross proceeds of approximately SEK 29.9 billion, have been subscribed for by the exercise of rights.

Ericsson, the world leader in mobility, successfully demonstrated the first international 3G mobile-to-mobile call in Malaysia today. The historic international 3G mobile-to-mobile call was made via Ericsson's 3G mobile system in Malaysia to SmarTone Mobile Communications Ltd's 3G network in Hong Kong.

In connection with today's announcement concerning a restructuring by Leap Wireless International, Inc., Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson confirms that is has provided senior secured customer financing to Leap which at June 30, 2002, amounted to gross exposure of SEK 1.1 bn (SEK 0.9 bn net of provisions).