Capital increase in IDEX registered

IDEX ASA disclosed earlier this month that the board resolved on 16 October
2013 and 22 October 2013 to issue a combined total of 2,227,298 shares to
employees and a board member who had exercised incentive subscription rights.

The share capital increases have been registered in the Norwegian Register of
Business Enterprises, and the shares have been issued.

Following this registration, the share capital of IDEX ASA amounts to NOK
51,621,254.25, divided into 344,141,695 registered shares at NOK 0.15 par value
per share, and there are 27,542,355 incentive subscription rights outstanding.

29 October 2013
IDEX ASA

Web: www.idex.no
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/idexasa
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/idex-asa

Contact: Erling Svela, 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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