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Mandatory disclosure of holding and notice of trade in IDEX Biometrics - 1 August 2025

1. IDEX conducted a private placement of 9,090,909 shares at NOK 3.30 each. 2. CEO Anders Storbråten lent and has now returned 4,731,594 shares. 3. Storbråten's stake is now 21.57% of total outstanding shares. 4. IDEX specializes in fingerprint biometrics for payments and digital identity. 5. The details are disclosed under EU market regulations and securities trading acts.

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Why Bearish?

The placement of further shares may dilute existing shareholder value and signals potential liquidity issues. Historically, similar scenarios have pressured stock prices in the short term due to perceived overhang.

How important is it?

The private placement involves a significant insider, impacting investor confidence and market perception. Although it opens up funding for growth, dilution fears can lead to sell-offs.

Why Short Term?

The immediate impact comes from share dilution, affecting market sentiment. Long-term effects depend on operational success and market adoption of their technologies.

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August 01, 2025 12:00 ET  | Source: IDEX BIOMETRICS ASA Reference is made to IDEX Biometrics ASA's disclosure on 21 July 2025 of a private placement of 9,090,909 shares at NOK 3.30 per share. IDEX discloses the following information on behalf of a major shareholder and primary insider. Tranche 1 of the private placement amounted to 4,731,594 shares. All shares was lent, not sold, by CEO and CFO Anders Storbråten. The shares – 4,731,594 – is now returned to Anders Storbråten. Storbråten and close relations hold 11,235,070 shares or 21,57 % shares of the total outstanding shares and votes in IDEX Biometrics after completion of Tranche 1. IDEX Biometrics’ reports and presentations are available on our website: www.idexbiometrics.com/investors For further information, please contact: Anders Storbråten, CEO and CFO, Tel: +47 416 38 582 E-mail: ir@idexbiometrics.com About IDEX Biometrics: IDEX Biometrics ASA (IDEX) is a global technology leader in fingerprint biometrics, offering authentication solutions across payments, access control, and digital identity. Our solutions bring convenience, security, peace of mind and seamless user experiences to the world. Built on patented and proprietary sensor technologies, integrated circuit designs, and software, our biometric solutions target card-based applications for payments and digital authentication. As an industry-enabler we partner with leading card manufacturers and technology companies to bring our solutions to market.For more information, visit www.idexbiometrics.com About this notice: This notice was issued by Kjell-Arne Besseberg, COO, on 1 August 2025 at 18:00 CEST on behalf of IDEX Biometrics ASA. The information about the lending shall be disclosed according to article 19 no. 3 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU 596/2014). The information about shareholding shall be disclosed according to section 4-2 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act (STA). The information is published in accordance with section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

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