STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 29, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Please find below, the invitation to the press and analyst conference for Ericsson's (Nasdaq:ERICY) fourth quarter report, Monday February 3, with updated call-in numbers.Ericsson's financial report will be released at approximately 7:30 a.m. Central European Time (CET) on February 3, 2003. The press conference will begin at 9.00 a.m. CET at Ericsson, Telefonvagen 30, Stockholm. Ericsson's CEO Kurt Hellstrom will comment on the results and take questions. The press conference is open for journalists and analysts.
A live audio webcast of the press conference will be available at http://www.ericsson.com/investors and at http://www.ericsson.com/press.
Ericsson's CEO Kurt Hellstrom and CFO Sten Fornell will also comment on the results and answer questions during a conference call for financial analysts and investors beginning at 3:00 p.m. CET (2:00 p.m. UK time, 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time U.S. and 11:00 p.m. local time Japan).
Please call in at least 15 minutes before the conference call begins. Considering the usual high number of callers, it might take some time before you get connected.
A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available at http://www.ericsson.com/investors and http://www.ericsson.com/press.
CALL-IN NUMBERS FOR THE CONFERENCE CALL ARE:
European call-in number: + 44 14 5 256 02 99
Emergency back-up number: +44 14 5 256 02 98
U.S. and International call-in number: +1 706 643 0382
REPLAY:
A replay of the conference call will be available approximately one hour after the completion of the conference call until 11:00 midnight CET February 7.
European replay number: +44 14 5 255 0000
Participants will need to enter the conference ID number 7520872.
U.S. and International replay number: +1 706 645 9291
Participants will need to enter the conference ID number 7520872.
On-demand webcasts of the press conference and the conference call with visual support will become available on the Internet at http://www.ericsson.com/investors and http://www.ericsson.com/press during the day.
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-0- Ericsson Media, External Relations Corporate Communications +46 8 719 6992 press.relations@lme.ericsson.se Investors Anna Dimert, Program Manager +46 8 719 4414 investor.relations@lme.ericsson.se Investor Relations Ericsson Inc. (USA) Nathalie Mozdiniewicz, Program Coordinator Phone: +1 212 843-8449 investor.relations@lme.ericsson.se