SHARE INFORMATION SHARE TREND, THE STOCKHOLM STOCK EXCHANGE, SHARE TURNOVER 2005 (MILLION SHARES) 6,000. London NASDAQ Stockholm 5,000

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1 SHARE INFORMATION STOCK EXCHANGE TRADING Ericsson s Class A and Class B shares are traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (Stockholmsbörsen) and the Class B shares are also traded on the London Stock Exchange. In the United States, the Class B shares are traded on in the form of American Depositary Shares (ADS) evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (ADR) under the symbol ERICY. Each ADS represents 10 Class B shares. Approximately 43 (62) billion shares were traded in 2005, of which about 73 (74) percent on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, about 16 (15) percent on, and 11 (1 percent on the London Stock Exchange. Trading volume in Ericsson shares decreased by approximately 31 percent on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and by approximately 31 percent on as compared to In 2005, Ericsson was included in the Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index. SHARE PRICE TREND In 2005, Ericsson s total market value increased by about 29 percent to approximately SEK 441 billion (SEK 343 billion in 2004). The OMX SPI index on the Stockholm Stock Exchange increased by 31 percent, the telecom index decreased by approximately 7 percent and the composite index increased by approximately 2 percent in SHARE CAPITAL As of December 31, 2005, Ericsson s share capital was SEK 16,132,258,678 (16,132,258,678) represented by 16,132,258,678 shares. The par value of each share is SEK As of December 31, 2005, the shares were divided into 1,308,779,918 (1,308,779,918) Class A shares, each carrying one vote, and 14,823,478,760 (14,823,478,760) Class B shares, each carrying one-tenth of one vote. As of December 31, 2005, Ericsson held 268,065,241 of its Class B shares. No Class C shares, each carrying one-thousandth of one vote, are outstanding. SHARE TREND, THE STOCKHOLM STOCK EXCHANGE, SHARE TURNOVER 2005 (MILLION SHARES) 6,000 5,000 London Stockholm 20 4, , , B share, SEK OMX SPI-index 1,000 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: Svensk Börsinformation 25

2 SHARE DATA Earnings per share, diluted (SEK) 2) P/E ratio, Class B shares 2) Dividend (SEK) 3) For 2001 adjusted for stock dividend element of stock issue. 2) For 2004 restated in accordance with IFRS. 3) For 2005 as proposed by the Board of Directors. SHARE PRICES ON (SEK) Class A at last day of trading Class A high for year (October 4, 2005) Class A low for year (February 22, 2005) Class B at last day of trading Class B high for year (October 4, 2005) Class B low for year (February 22, 2005) Offer and listing details Host market ADS Prices The tables below state the high and low sales prices quoted for our ADSs on for the last five years. The quotations represent prices between dealers, not including retail mark-ups, markdowns or commissions, and do not necessarily represent actual transactions. Principal trading market the Stockholm Stock Exchange Share prices The tables below state the high and low sales prices for our Class A and Class B shares as reported by the Stockholm Stock Exchange for the last five years. The equity securities listed on the A-list of the Stockholm Stock Exchange s Official Price List of Shares currently comprise the shares of 53 companies. Trading on the exchange generally continues until 5:30 p.m. each business day. In addition to official trading on the exchange, there is also trading off the exchange during official trading hours and also after 5:30 p.m. Trading on the exchange tends to involve a higher percentage of retail clients, while trading off the exchange often involves larger Swedish institutions, banks arbitraging between the Swedish market and foreign markets, and foreign buyers and sellers purchasing shares from or selling shares to Swedish institutions. The exchange publishes a daily Official Price List of Shares which includes the volume of recorded transactions in each listed stock, together with the prices of the highest and lowest recorded trades of the day. The Official Price List of Shares reflects price and volume information for trades completed by the members. The annual high and low market prices on these markets were as follows: ANNUAL HIGH AND LOW MARKET PRICES USD per ADS SEK per Class A share SEK per Class B share Period High Low High Low High Low Share market prices prior to August 8, 2002, have been adjusted for the stock dividend element of the stock issue. One ADS = 10 Class B shares. (Prior to October 23, 2002, one ADS = one Class B share. Share prices have been adjusted accordingly.) 26

3 Quarterly high and low market prices The table below states the high and low sales prices for each quarter of 2004 and USD per ADS SEK per Class A share SEK per Class B share Period High Low High Low High Low 2004 First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter One ADS = 10 Class B shares Monthly high and low market prices The table below states the high and low sales prices for each of the last six months (August 2005 to January 2006). USD per ADS SEK per Class A share SEK per Class B share Month High Low High Low High Low August September October November December January One ADS = 10 Class B shares CHANGES IN NUMBER OF SHARES AND CAPITAL STOCK Number of shares Capital stock 2001 Conversions of convertible debentures 168, , New issue (Class C shares) (later converted to Class B) 155,000, ,000, Conversions of convertible debentures New issue (Class B shares) 1:1 7,908,754,111 7,908,754, New issue (Class C shares) (later converted to Class B) 158,000, ,000, December 31 16,132,258,678 16,132,258, December 31 (no changes) 16,132,258,678 16,132,258, December 31 (no changes) 16,132,258,678 16,132,258,678 27

4 SHAREHOLDERS As of December 31, 2005, we had 869,861 shareholders registered at VPC (the Swedish Securities Register Center). According to information provided by Citibank, there were 119,361,288 ADSs outstanding as of December 31, 2005 and 6,298 registered holders of such ADSs. A significant number of the ADSs are held of record by banks, brokers and/or nominees for the accounts of their customers. As of December 31, 2005, banks, brokers and/or nominees held ADSs on behalf of 224,696 accounts. According to information known by year-end 2005, approximately 81 (80) percent of our Class A and Class B shares were owned by Swedish and international institutions. TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES OF OWNERSHIP As of December 31, Percent of capital Sweden 54.1% 53.7% United States 26.5% 26.9% United Kingdom 4.3% 4.7% Luxembourg 3.8% 4.1% Switzerland 1.8% 1.7% Germany 1.1% 1.2% France 1.1% 0.9% Netherlands 0.9% Belgium 0.9% 0.9% Denmark 0.9% 0.8% Japan 0.6% Other countries 4.0% 4.1% Source: SIS Ägarservice AB The following table sets forth share information, as of December 31, 2005, with respect to our largest shareholders registered at VPC and known by us, ranked by percentage of voting rights: LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS BY VOTING RIGHTS, DECEMBER 31, 2005 Percentage of Number of Percentage of Voting Identity of Number of total Class A Class B total Class B rights, Percentage person or group Class A shares shares shares shares percent of capital Investor AB 513,320, ,073, AB Industrivärden 372,000, ,100, Svenska Handelsbankens Pensionsstiftelse 83,903, Livförsäkrings AB Skandia 58,960, ,258, Pensionskassan SHB Försäkringsförening 63,360, Alecta 13,725, ,160, Robur Fonder 7,438, ,867, SEB-Trygg Försäkring 27,923, ,045, SHB/SPP fonder 664, ,040, AMF Pension 4,763, ,000, Nordea Fonder 2,593, ,448, Tredje AP-fonden 11,945, ,570, Första AP-fonden 7,472, ,206, Fjärde AP-Fonden 2,812, ,305, SEB fonder 3,541, ,561, Svenska Handelsbankens Personalstiftelse 20,000, Andra AP-fonden 1,367, ,646, AFA Försäkring 140,203, Foreign owners 2) 16,239, ,391,350, of which Capital Group 477,804, of which Fidelity funds 339,540, Others 96,749, ,381,640, Total 1,308,779, % 14,823,478, % 100% 100% Sources: SIS Ägarservice AB and VPC AB, December 31, 2005 and Capital Precision, December ) Including Nats Cumco as Nominee: 1,122,692,601 Class B shares. 28

5 The following table indicates changes in holdings of the Class A and Class B shares, respectively, held by major shareholders and percent of voting rights, as of December 31, 2003, 2004 and Class A Class B Voting Class A Class B Voting Class A Class B Voting Person or group (percent) shares shares rights shares shares rights shares shares rights Investor AB AB Industrivärden Svenska Handelsbankens Pensionsstiftelse Livförsäkrings AB Skandia Pensionskassan SHB Försäkringsförening Alecta Robur Fonder SEB Trygg Försäkring SHB/SPP Fonder AMF Pension Nordea Fonder Tredje AP-fonden Första AP-fonden Fjärde AP-fonden SEB fonder Svenska Handelsbankens Personalstiftelse Andra AP-fonden AFA Försäkring Foreign owners of which Capital Group of which Fidelity funds Others Total Source: SIS Ägarservice AB and VPC AB, December 31, 2005, Ilios and Capital Precision, December Our major shareholders do not have different voting rights than other shareholders. As far as we know, the Company is not directly or indirectly owned or controlled by another corporation, by any foreign government or by any other natural or legal person(s) severally or jointly. As of December 31, 2005, the total number of voting securities of the Company owned by officers and directors as a group was: Number of Number of Voting Class A Class B rights, shares shares percent Officers and directors as a group (27 persons) 6,080 17,863, For individual holdings, see Corporate Governance Report. 29