Ericsson's Annual General Meeting 2026

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Ericsson's Annual General Meeting 2026

STOCKHOLM, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) today on March 31, 2026 in Kista, Stockholm. Shareholders were also able to exercise their voting rights by post before the meeting.

Adoption of the Income Statements and the Balance SheetsThe AGM resolved to adopt the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet for the Company as well as the Consolidated Income Statement and the Consolidated Balance Sheet for the Group for 2025.

DividendThe proposed dividend of SEK 3.00 per share was approved by the AGM. The dividend will be paid in two installments: SEK 1.50 per share with the record date April 2, 2026, and SEK 1.50 per share with the record date September 29, 2026. Euroclear Sweden AB is expected to disburse SEK 1.50 per share on April 9, 2026, and SEK 1.50 per share on October 2, 2026.

Remuneration reportThe AGM resolved to adopt the Board of Directors’ remuneration report for 2025.

Discharge from liabilityThe members of the Board and the President were discharged from liability for the financial year 2025.

Board of DirectorsThe AGM elected Board members in accordance with the proposal of the Nomination Committee. Jan Carlson was re-elected as Chair of the Board and Jon Fredrik Baksaas, Christian Cederholm, Börje Ekholm, Eric A. Elzvik, Marachel Knight, Kristin S. Rinne, Jonas Synnergren, Jacob Wallenberg, Christy Wyatt and Karl Åberg were re-elected as Board members. It was also noted that the unions have appointed Ulf Rosberg, Loredana Roslund and Annika Salomonsson as employee representatives in the Board of Directors with Frans Frejdestedt, Andreas Larsson and Stefan Wänstedt as deputies.

Board of Directors’ FeesThe AGM resolved on fees to the Board of Directors, in accordance with the Nomination Committee’s proposal, entailing a yearly fee of SEK 5,200,000 to the Chair of the Board, and fees of SEK 1,400,000 to each of the other non-employee members of the Board, elected by the AGM. Fees for Committee work to non-employee members of the Committees, elected by the AGM, were approved as follows: SEK 600,000 to the Chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee and SEK 335,000 to each of the other members of the Audit and Compliance Committee, SEK 250,000 to the Chair of the Enterprise Business and Technology Committee and SEK 205,000 to each of the other members of the Enterprise Business and Technology Committee, SEK 240,000 to each of the Chairs of the Finance Committee and the Remuneration Committee, and SEK 200,000 to each of the other members of the Finance Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

In addition to the fees described above, the AGM resolved, in accordance with the Nomination Committee’s proposal, that additional compensation be paid to non-employee Board members elected by the AGM for each physical Board meeting attended in Sweden as follows:

The AGM approved the Nomination Committee’s proposal that part of the fees to the members of the Board, in respect of their Board assignment (excluding fees for Committee work and meeting fees), may be paid in the form of synthetic shares.

AuditorThe AGM re-elected Deloitte AB as auditor for the period up until the end of the AGM 2027 and approved the Nomination Committee’s proposal for the auditor fees.

Long-Term Variable Compensation Programs Long-Term Variable Compensation Program 2026 (LTV 2026)The AGM resolved to approve the Board of Directors’ proposal on:

Amendment of the terms of the Long-Term Variable Compensation Program LTV 2025The AGM resolved to approve the Board of Directors’ proposal on:

Authorizations on transfer of treasury stock on an exchange for previously resolved LTV programs I 2023, II 2023 and 2024The AGM resolved to approve the Board of Directors’ proposals on:

Purchase of own sharesThe AGM resolved to approve the Board of Directors’ proposal on authorization for the Board of Directors to, on one or several occasions prior to the AGM 2027, decide on the purchase of the Company’s own shares of series B. The number of shares purchased must at no time result in the Company’s holding exceeding 10 percent of all the shares in the Company. The purchases are to be made on Nasdaq Stockholm in accordance with the price limitations set out in Nasdaq Nordic Main Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares. The purpose of the authorization is to give the Board of Directors wider freedom of action in the work with the Company’s capital structure and thereby contribute to increased shareholder value, as well as to enable purchases of shares to be used within the framework of the Company’s share-related incentive programs.

Shares and votesThere are in total 3,371,351,735 shares in the Company; 261,755,983 A-shares and 3,109,595,752 B-shares, corresponding to in total 572,715,558.2 votes. The Company’s holding of treasury stock as of March 31, 2026, amounts to 38,002,276 B-shares, corresponding to 3,800,227.6 votes.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Contact personInvestorsDaniel Morris, Vice President, Head of Investor RelationsPhone: +44 7386 657217E-mail: [email protected]

Lena Häggblom, Director, Investor RelationsPhone: +46 72 593 27 78E-mail: [email protected]

Alan Ganson, Director, Investor RelationsPhone: +46 70 267 27 30E-mail: [email protected]

MediaRalf Bagner, Head of Media RelationsPhone: +46761284789E-mail: [email protected]

Media RelationsPhone: +46 10 719 69 92E-mail: [email protected]

ABOUT ERICSSON:Ericsson’s high-performing networks provide connectivity for billions of people every day. For 150 years, we’ve been pioneers in creating technology for communication. We offer mobile communication and connectivity solutions for service providers and enterprises. Together with our customers and partners, we make the digital world of tomorrow a reality. www.ericsson.com

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