Fingerprint Card — Board/Management Information 2011

Feb 24, 2011

Press release

PRESS RELEASE Gothenburg, February 24, 2011

Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has opened another Asian office in Taiwan and employed James Wei as Regional Director North Asia

FPC has opened another Asian regional office, now in Taipei, Taiwan, and has employed James Wei, 47, as Regional Director North Asia.

As part of FPC's focus on the mobile market, the key global markets include Taiwan, China and Korea. Accordingly, FPC has elected to open a regional office in Taiwan, to serve as a center for technological development in mobile telephony and as a hub for technological advancement for most of the major global electronics companies. James Wei is based in the newly opened office and will, in addition to his pursuits in the mobile sector, also provide support to FPC's existing distributors, primarily in Taiwan, China and Korea.

James Wei has a solid background in telecommunications and IT, and has worked with sales through partners and directly for OEM customers. He worked most recently for Opera Software – one of the world's leading browser companies – where he was Senior VP and President of Asia Pacific. Prior to this, he was President of Teleca Taiwan – one of the world's leading system integrators of mobile-phone software. Before Teleca, James Wei held executive positions at Openwave, HelloAsia and iAsiaworks.

"Opening an office in Taiwan and employing James Wei enables us to further strengthen our position in the crucial Asian mobile-phone market. The recruitment will also reinforce our existing market positions since James will also provide support to our already strong regional distributors in their sales efforts," says FPC's President and CEO Johan Carlström.

For further information contact:

Johan Carlström, President and CEO, Fingerprint Cards AB (publ), +46 31-607820, investrel@fingerprints.com Fingerprint Cards AB (publ), Box 2412, SE-403 16 Gothenburg, Sweden, www.fingerprints.com

Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC) develops, produces and markets biometric components that through analysis and matching of an individual's unique fingerprint verify the person's identity. The technology consists of biometric sensors, processors, algorithms and modules that can be used separately or in combination with each other. The competitive advantages offered by FPC's technology include unique image quality, extreme robustness, low power consumption and complete biometric systems. With these advantages and the ability to achieve extremely low manufacturing costs, the technology can be implemented in volume products, such as smart cards and mobile telephones, where extremely rigorous demands are placed on such characteristics. FPC's technology can also be used in IT and Internet products for security and access control. Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC) is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm (FING B) and has its head office in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Publication pursuant to Swedish legislation: Fingerprint Cards AB (publ) discloses this information pursuant to the Securities Market Act (2007:528) and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980).

The information was issued for publication on February 24, 2011, at 8.00 a.m.