Mandatory notice of trades in IDEX - shares as board remuneration

IDEX ASA issues this notice on behalf of the primary insiders below. Following
the annual general meeting of IDEX on 16 May 2013, chairman Morten Opstad and
board members Hanne Høvding, Joan Frost Urstad and Harald Voigt elected to
receive the board remuneration in shares.

Morten Opstad will acquire 119,940 shares for which he will pay a subscription
price of NOK 0.15 per share in lieu of receiving a cash board remuneration of
NOK 180,000. After this transaction, Mr. Opstad and his close associates will
hold 6,867,165 shares and 0 (nil) rights to shares in IDEX.

Board member Hanne Høvding will acquire 93,287 shares for which she will pay a
subscription price of NOK 0.15 per share in lieu of receiving a cash board
remuneration of NOK 140,000. After this transaction, Ms. Høvding and her close
associates will hold 418,014 shares and 29,657 subscription rights in IDEX.

Board member Joan Frost Urstad will acquire 93,287 shares for which she will pay
a subscription price of NOK 0.15 per share in lieu of receiving a cash board
remuneration of NOK 140,000. After this transaction, Ms. Urstad and her close
associates will hold 400,992 shares and 59,314 subscription rights in IDEX.

Board member Harald Voigt will acquire 46,643 shares for which he will pay a
subscription price of NOK 0.15 per share in lieu of receiving a cash board
remuneration of NOK 70,000. After this transaction, Mr. Voigt and his close
associates will hold 3,162,086 shares and 59,314 subscription rights in IDEX.

21 May 2013
IDEX ASA


www.idex.no


Contact
Inge Berge, Business development and investor relations, +47 9326 8836,
inge.berge@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

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
4 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.


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