Ericsson announces spreads for its Bond Exchange Offer
Under the terms of the Exchange Offer, as defined in the Exchange Offer Memorandum dated November 4, 2003, holders of the 6.375% Euro Medium Term Notes maturing May 31, 2006 (the "Notes") will be offered the opportunity to exchange up to EUR 0.5 billion of existing Notes for new Ericsson Exchange Securities.
Investors will be able to exchange their holdings in the Notes at a spread of 230 bps over the DBR 6.25% maturing April 26th, 2006.
The new Ericsson Exchange Securities will be priced to yield 285 bps over the DBR 5.25% maturing January 4, 2011.
The Exchange Price of the existing Notes and the coupon and price of the new Ericsson Exchange Securities will be fixed using the respective government benchmarks at 12:00 noon (London time) on November 21, 2003. In the meantime, holders of the existing Notes are asked to submit acceptances to the Exchange Agent no later than 5:00 pm (London time) on November 25, 2003.
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Ericsson Investor Relations
Lotta Lundin
Phone: +46 8 719 6553, +46 730 371 100
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Ericsson Media Relations
Peter Olofsson,
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E-mail: press.relations@ericsson.com
Dealer Manager: J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd.
Paul Hawker - Liability Management Desk
Phone: +4420 7777 4185
E-mail: paul.hawker@jpmorgan.com
Jonathan Brown - Syndicate Desk
Phone: +4420 7777 1986
E-mail: jonathan.j.brown@jpmorgan.com
Exchange Agent: JPMorgan Chase Bank
Philip Runciman
Phone: +4420 7777 2742
E-mail: phillip.runciman@chase.com
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