Ericsson resolves on an acquisition offer for C shares for LTV I 2023
Ericsson, a telecommunications company, announced an acquisition offer for C shares to finance the Long-Term Variable Compensation Program LTV I 2023 for its executive team. The offer includes all 4.1 million C shares issued for the program, with Investor AB subscribing to them. Once acquired, the C shares will be converted to B shares, increasing Ericsson's total shares to 3,348,251,735. The company currently holds 12,184,543 B shares as treasury stock.
Expansion of treasury stock for the Long-Term Variable Compensation Program LTV I 2023 enhances employee incentives.
Investor AB subscribing to all 4.1 million C shares indicates confidence in Ericsson's future.
Conversion of acquired C shares to B shares increases total shares, potentially boosting market liquidity.
Acquiring C shares for the compensation program may lead to dilution for existing shareholders.
Offering cash payment for acquired shares at SEK 5 per share may impact short-term cash flow.
The Board of Directors of Ericsson has today resolved, by virtue of authorization given by the Annual General Meeting on April 3, 2024 (the "AGM 2024"), to direct an acquisition offer to all holders of C shares to acquire these shares. The acquisition shall be made during the period May 14 – May 27, 2024 and payment for acquired shares shall be made in cash with approximately
The offer is part of the financing of Ericsson's Long-Term Variable Compensation Program LTV I 2023 and includes all 4.1 million C shares which the AGM 2024 resolved to issue to Investor AB for this program. Investor AB have today subscribed for all 4.1 million C shares and informed Ericsson that they intend to accept the acquisition offer.
Once all 4.1 million C shares have been acquired by Ericsson, the Board intends to convert them to B shares. After the conversion, the total number of shares in Ericsson will amount to 3,348,251,735, of which 261,755,983 are A shares and 3,086,495,752 are B shares. Ericsson currently holds 12,184,543 B shares as treasury stock.
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