NEXT Biometrics Group ASA - Remuneration Information 2017

NEXT Biometrics Group ASA - Allocation of share options

The board of directors of Next Biometrics Group ASA ("NEXT" or the "Company") has, in

accordance with the Company's share option program approved at the Company's annual general

meeting in June 2016, resolved to allot 30,000 share options. The total number approved by the

general meeting was 330,000 conditional share options for this program, and the board of directors

has therefore 0 (none) conditional share options available for allotment. Each share option gives

the right, provided certain conditions are met, to subscribe for and be allotted one (1) share in the

Company at an exercise price of NOK 107,25 per share, which is equal to the assumed market value

of the Company's shares at the time of allotment of the share options with the addition of 10%.

Exercise of vested share options is conditional upon the respective option holders meeting certain

individual key performance indicators.

The conditional options shall vest 1/3 after 2 yrs, additionally 1/3 after 3 yrs, additionally 1/3 after 4

yrs. The options expire after 6 years. Accelerated vesting will as defined in company stock option

agreement take place at major events.

The following primary insiders were granted conditional share options:

Zehira Dadon-Sitbon, VP of Product and Program Management was alloted 20,000 conditional

options. After allotment, Zehira Dadon-Sitbon holds in total 20,000 conditional options and 0

shares.

Tore Etholm-Idsøe, former CEO, was allotted 5,000 conditional options. After allotment, Tore

Etholm-Idsøe holds in total 25 000 conditional options and 278,000 unconditional options. Tore

Etholm-Idsøe together with Eurostores AS also own a total of 528,458 shares.

Knut Stålen (CFO) was allotted 5,000 conditional options. After allotment, Knut Stålen holds in total

20,000 conditional options, 40,000 unconditional options and 8,400 shares.

ABOUT NEXT Biometrics: Enabled by its patented NEXT Active Thermal principle, NEXT Biometrics

(www.NextBiometrics.com) offers high quality area fingerprint sensors at a fraction of the prices of

comparable competitors. A wide range of product formats, including smartcards, notebooks, time

& attendance, usb-sensors, smartcard readers, secure tokens and access control systems and

many more are targeted.

NEXT BIOMETRICS GROUP ASA is a publicly listed company headquartered in Oslo, Norway and

with sales, support and development subsidiaries in Seattle, Silicon Valley, Taipei, Prague and

Shanghai.

Media and Investor contacts for NEXT Biometrics:

Ritu Favre (CEO), [email protected]

Tore Etholm Idsøe (former CEO), [email protected]

Knut Stålen (CFO), [email protected]

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the

Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

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