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* UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 20 - F REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) OR ( g ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF ☐ 1934 OR SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number 000-12033 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter ) LM ERICSSON TELEPHONE COMPANY ( Translation of Registrant's name into English ) Kingdom of Sweden ( Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) SE - 164 83 Stockholm , Sweden ( Address of principal executive offices ) Jonas Stringberg , Vice President , Head of Financial Control and Business Services Telephone : +46 10 716 53 20 , jonas.stringberg@ericsson.com SE - 164 83 Stockholm , Sweden ( Name , Telephone , E - mail and / or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person ) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of Each Class American Depositary Shares ( each representing one B share ) B Shares * Trading symbol ( s ) ERIC Name of Each Exchange on which Registered The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Not for trading , but only in connection with the registration of the American Depositary Shares representing such B Shares pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission . Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15 ( d ) of the Act : None Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report : B shares ( SEK 5.00 nominal value ) A shares ( SEK 5.00 nominal value ) C shares ( SEK 5.00 nominal value ) 3,072,395,752 261,755,983 0 Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . If this report is an annual or transition report , indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ☐ No ☑ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer " and " accelerated filer " and " emerging growth company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer ☑ Accelerated filer Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . ☑ Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing : U.S. GAAP ☑ International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ☐ Other If " Other " has been checked in response to the previous question , indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow . No ☑ Item 17 ☐ Item 18 ☐ If this is an annual report , indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes ☐