FORM 3
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OMB Number 3235-0104
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
Telefonvagen 30 SE-126 25
Stockholm, Sweden
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
4/30/98
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Powertel, Inc. (PTEL)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
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Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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Form filed by More than one Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr.4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect
(I) (Instr. 5)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 4,545,450 shares. I (1)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
TABLE II--Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of 2. Date 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of Indirect
Derivative Security Exercisable Securities Underlying sion or ship Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) and Expira- Derivative Security Exercise Form of (Instr. 5)
tion Date (Instr. 4) Price of Deriva-
(Month/Day/ Deri- tive
Year) vative Security:
Security Direct
(D) or
Date Expira- Title Amount Indirect
Exer- tion or (I)
cisable Date Number (Instr. 5)
of
Shares
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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(1) Explanation of Responses:
Ericsson Inc. and Ericsson Investments Limited, each of which is an indirect
wholly owned subsidiary of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, own 66,667 and
33,333 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Issuer,
respectively, or 100,000 shares in the aggregate, each of which is convertible
at the option of the holder at any time after June 28, 1998 into 45.4545 shares
of Common Stock of the Issuer.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Johan Fant /s/ Erling Blomme May 7, 1998
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space
provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
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Joint Filer Information
Name: Ericsson Inc.
Address: 740 East Campbell Road
Richardson, Texas 75081
Designated Filer: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Powertel, Inc. (PTEL)
Date of Event
Requiring Statement: 4/30/98
Signature: By: /s/ David A. Hampel
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Name: David A. Hampel
Title: Assistant Secretary
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Joint Filer Information
Name: Ericsson Investments Limited
Address: Telecommunications Centre
Ericsson Way
Burgess Hill
West Sussex RH15 9UB
England
Designated Filer: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Powertel, Inc. (PTEL)
Date of Event
Requiring Statement: 4/30/98
Signature: By: /s/ M.R. Elkerton
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Name: M.R. Elkerton
Title: Company Secretary
