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Ericsson sells its holding in Symbian Ltd to Nokia

Telecomworldwire, June 24, 2008

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-24 June 2008-Ericsson sells its holding in Symbian Ltd to Nokia(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Swedish telecomms solutions provider Ericsson (OMX Stockholm: ERIC A) (OMX Stockholm: ERIC B) (NASDAQ: ERIC) announced on Tuesday (24 June) that it has agreed to sell its shares in the mobile phone operating systems developer Symbian Ltd to Nokia (NYSE: NOK) (OMX Helsinki: NOK1V).

Ericsson is selling its 15.6% stake for an undisclosed cash consideration.

"As Ericsson no longer manufactures mobile phones the shareholding in the company is not strategic for Ericsson," Ericsson said.

Ericsson, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, provides technology and services to telecomms operators all over the world.

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