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| | Corporate Governance - Finance Committee |
 | | The Finance Committee is primarily responsible for handling matters regarding acquisitions and divestments, capital contributions to companies inside and outside the Ericsson group, raising of loans, issuances of guarantees and similar undertakings and approvals of financing support to customers, as well as continuously monitoring the group’s financial risk exposure. |
 | | The Finance Committee has been authorized by the Board of Directors to decide, with power to delegate power to decide, on certain matters of the Board including direct or indirect financing, provision of credits and the granting of security and guarantees and certain investments, divestments and financial commitments. |
 | | The Finance Committee held thirteen meetings during the year and the Directors’ attendance at the meetings is reflected in the table “Directors’ attendance.” The Committee resolved issues regarding customer financing, guarantees, credit facility arrangements, conditional shareholders’ contributions, acquisitions and divestments. |
| www.ericsson.com /ericsson/corpinfo/corp_governance/board/finance_commitee.shtml (213 words) |
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