Fingerprint Cards AB (publ) to launch employee options scheme

Fingerprint Cards AB (publ) to launch employee options scheme On March 30, 2001, an extraordinary general meeting of Fingerprint Cards AB (publ) resolved in accordance with the Board's proposal, to introduce an options scheme aimed at company personnel. This comprises some 300,000 options and when fully taken up will result in a 4.7% dilution of equity. In total the options schemes of the group can result in a 9.4 % dilution of equity. Only company employees are entitled to participate. The options will be issued in two series, in which shares can be subscribed for using half of the options during the period from April 1 to 30, 2003, and the other half, during the same period in the following year. The exercise price is 200% of the average price paid during the ten days of trading prior to the extraordinary general meeting and thus amounts to SEK 67. Gothenburg, March 30, 2001. The Board For further details, please contact: Lennart Carlson, President & CEO Tel: +46 31 60 78 20 E-mail: investrel@fingerprint.se Home page: www.fingerprint.se ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/30/20010330BIT01110/bit0002.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/30/20010330BIT01110/bit0002.pdf