IDEX Biometrics ASA — Share Issue/Capital Change 2014

Jun 18, 2014

Grant of incentive subscription rights in IDEX

Grant of incentive subscription rights in IDEX

The board of directors of IDEX ASA has resolved to grant 580,000 incentive

subscription rights ("SRs") to new employees in the company. The grant was made

under the company's 2014 incentive subscription rights plan as resolved at the

annual general meeting on 7 May 2014. The exercise price of the SRs is NOK 5.83

per share. 25 % of the SRs vest on each anniversary from the date of the grant.

The SRs expire on 7 May 2019.

Following the grant there are 25,950,362 incentive subscription rights

outstanding. The company's share capital remains unchanged, at NOK

61,867,141.80 divided into 412,447,612 registered shares each with a nominal

value of NOK 0.15.

The board has resolved to amend the vesting and expiration terms of 3,000,000

incentive subscription rights which were granted on 30 August 2012. The

subscription rights originally vested 2012-2014 and were to expire on 30 August

2014. The board resolved that the expiry date shall be deferred until 15 May

2017, and that the vesting shall be 25% at each anniversary from the original

grant date. The number of subscription rights did not change by this resolution.

18 June 2014

IDEX ASA

Web: www.idex.no

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/idexasa

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/idex-asa

Contact:

Erling Svela, acting CFO,  +47 4062 1040,  erling.svela(at)idex.no

About IDEX

IDEX ASA specialises in fingerprint imaging and recognition technology. IDEX's

vision is to ensure individuals a safe, secure, and user-friendly use of

personal ID. IDEX has developed the award-winning SmartFinger technology

platform based on the company's core intellectual property, including the

patented fingerprint imaging principle, sensing scheme and chip design. Combined

with core software solutions for imaging and authentication, the SmartFinger

technology enables on-device enrollment, template storage and verification

within the very same module. SmartFinger solutions can be seamlessly integrated

into a variety of embedded applications such as mobile phones, one-time password

devices, Smartcards, payment and ID cards, payment terminals, access control

devices and biometric security and login tokens.

IDEX ASA (ticker IDEX) is a Norwegian public company listed at the Oslo Axess

marketplace on the Oslo Børs (Oslo stock exchange). For more information, please

visit www.idex.no or contact IDEX at mailbox@idex.no

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This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section

5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

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