SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 18, 2016
Commission File Number
000-12033
LM ERICSSON TELEPHONE COMPANY
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Torshamnsgatan 21, Kista
SE-164 83, Stockholm, Sweden
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Announcement of LM Ericsson Telephone Company, May 18, 2016 regarding “Ericsson’s nomination committee appointed”.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ) | ||
By: | /s/ NINA MACPHERSON | |
Nina Macpherson | ||
Senior Vice President and | ||
General Counsel | ||
By: | /s/ HELENA NORRMAN | |
Helena Norrman | ||
Senior Vice President | ||
Corporate Marketing & Communications Officer |
Date:May 18, 2016
PRESS RELEASE MAY 18, 2016 |
Ericsson’s nomination committee appointed
Ericsson’s (NASDAQ:ERIC) Nomination Committee for the Annual General Meeting 2017 has been appointed in accordance with the Instruction for the Nomination Committee resolved by the Annual General Meeting 2012.
The Nomination Committee consists of:
• | Petra Hedengran, Investor AB; |
• | Johan Held, Afa Försäkring; |
• | Leif Johansson, the Chairman of the Board of Directors; |
• | Bengt Kjell, AB Industrivärden and Handelsbankens Pensionsstiftelse; and |
• | Anders Oscarsson, AMF – Försäkring och Fonder. |
Petra Hedengran is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee.
Shareholders who wish to submit proposals to the Nomination Committee are welcome to contact the Nomination Committee. Proposals must be received by the Nomination Committee in due time before the Annual General Meeting to ensure that the proposals can be considered by the Nomination Committee.
CONTACT THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
The Nomination Committee
c/o General Counsel’s Office
SE-164 83 Stockholm
Sweden
E-mail:nomination.committee@ericsson.com
NOTES TO EDITORS
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Ericsson is the driving force behind the Networked Society – a world leader in communications technology and services. Our long-term relationships with every major telecom operator in the world allow people, business and society to fulfill their potential and create a more sustainable future.
Our services, software and infrastructure – especially in mobility, broadband and the cloud – are enabling the telecom industry and other sectors to do better business, increase efficiency, improve the user experience and capture new opportunities.
PRESS RELEASE MAY 18, 2016 |
With approximately 115,000 professionals and customers in 180 countries, we combine global scale with technology and services leadership. We support networks that connect more than 2.5 billion subscribers. Forty percent of the world’s mobile traffic is carried over Ericsson networks. And our investments in research and development ensure that our solutions – and our customers – stay in front.
Founded in 1876, Ericsson has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Net sales in 2015 were SEK 246.9 billion (USD 29.4 billion). Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX stock exchange in Stockholm and the NASDAQ in New York.
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