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Page 1 of 3 IDEX ASA interim report for the fourth quarter and preliminary result for 2014 Highlights in this report Strategic Partnerships IDEXApartner Card Tech announced that it is ready to massAproduce Card Tech Smart Card IDEX sensor key component of industry first ISO standard biometric card Memorandum of understanding with Amkor Technology formalised strategic massAvolume manufacturing partnership Leverages Amkor’s world@class high@precision manufacturing capabilities and strong customer base Partnership with Flextronics to provide IDEX’s fingerprint sensors as part of Open Innovation Platform IDEX first fingerprint sensor provider to be added to the Open Innovation Platform offering Partnership with Trustonic, the leading provider of Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) for smart devices Will integrate IDEX's sensors and software with Trustonic TEE, delivering secure on@device biometric authentication IDEX and World Wide Touch Technology (Holdings) Limited agreed to convert order for swipe sensors to touch sensors Reflecting strong positive market adoption of touch sensors Business Developments Acquired superior software algorithm and key patents for small area fingerprint touch sensors Enables IDEX to deliver significantly enhanced security and user convenience for mass@market sensor solutions Strong presence at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas Showcased range of fingerprint sensors and demonstrators, while WWTT launched FingerQ biometric security system Other highlights in 2014 Strategic Partnerships Strategic partnership agreement with Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Targeting volume opportunities in multiple markets: smartphone, tablets, wearables Collaboration with CrucialTec to accelerate and sample firstAgeneration smallAarea mobile touch sensor Responding to demand shift for higher@value touch sensors in flagship mobile devices following launch of iPhone 5S Strategic partnership with leading touch semiconductor vendor FocalTech Systems to supply swipe fingerprint sensors Focus on rapidly growing Chinese market for cost@sensitive mobile devices, including smart phones IDEX entered into licence agreement with BIOAkey to deliver advanced biometric software solutions for mobility market Next generation of secure identification solutions and algorithms for mass@market consumer devices Business Developments Funds managed by global asset manager Invesco invested NOK 300 million in IDEX Landmark investment accelerated development of IDEX as a global leader in fingerprint market IDEX demonstrated the first functional glass fingerprint sensor at the 2014 Mobile World Congress in Spain Key step towards integrating sensor in cover glass of mobile devices Biometric industry veterans joined IDEX’s staff and Strategy Advisory Council Significant industry knowhow enabling IDEX to accelerate business execution Market Developments Market for biometric authentication on mobile devices validated by rapid penetration with 300A350 million fingerprint sensors in handsets in 2014. Further accelerated by Apple’s successful launch of mobile payment system Apple Pay Strong interest by Payment Network players such as MasterCard for biometric authentication Outlook and key upcoming milestones IDEX one of very few suppliers with relevant IP portfolio for capacitive fingerprint sensors applications in mobile, card and internet of things applications Continuously strengthening patent and IP position with significant R&D investment Resource expansion and hiring key staff to accelerate business execution Continuing to develop partnerships providing established highAvolume manufacturing and market channels to exploit the identified market opportunities On track for developing new offAchip fingerprint touch sensors based on flexible circuit technology to meet demand for lower cost and improved biometric performance Expecting to sample offAchip sensors in first half of 2015, with deployment in mass production in second half Expecting to sample latest sensor in glass technology in 2015 Expect to capture noticeable share of the multiAbillion dollar market for fingerprint sensors

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IDEX%ASA%interim%report%for%the%fourth%quarter%and%preliminary%result%for%2014%%Highlights%in%this%report%Strategic%Partnerships%• IDEXApartner%Card%Tech%announced%that%it%is%ready%to%massAproduce%Card%Tech%Smart%Card%

IDEX%sensor%key%component%of%industry%first%ISO%standard%biometric%card%• Memorandum%of%understanding%with%Amkor%Technology%formalised%strategic%massAvolume%manufacturing%partnership%

Leverages%Amkor’s%world@class%high@precision%manufacturing%capabilities%and%strong%customer%base%%• Partnership%with%Flextronics%to%provide%IDEX’s%fingerprint%sensors%as%part%of%Open%Innovation%Platform%%

IDEX%first%fingerprint%sensor%provider%to%be%added%to%the%Open%Innovation%Platform%offering%• Partnership%with%Trustonic,%the%leading%provider%of%Trusted%Execution%Environments%(TEEs)%for%smart%devices%%

Will%integrate%IDEX's%sensors%and%software%with%Trustonic%TEE,%delivering%secure%on@device%biometric%authentication%• IDEX%and%World%Wide%Touch%Technology%(Holdings)%Limited%agreed%to%convert%order%for%swipe%sensors%to%touch%sensors%

Reflecting%strong%positive%market%adoption%of%touch%sensors%Business%Developments%• Acquired%superior%software%algorithm%and%key%patents%for%small%area%fingerprint%touch%sensors%

Enables%IDEX%to%deliver%significantly%enhanced%security%and%user%convenience%for%mass@market%sensor%solutions%• Strong%presence%at%the%Consumer%Electronics%Show%(CES)%in%Las%Vegas%%

Showcased%range%of%fingerprint%sensors%and%demonstrators,%while%WWTT%launched%FingerQ%biometric%security%system%%Other%highlights%in%2014%%Strategic%Partnerships%• Strategic%partnership%agreement%with%Cypress%Semiconductor%Corporation%

Targeting%volume%opportunities%in%multiple%markets:%smartphone,%tablets,%wearables%• Collaboration%with%CrucialTec%to%accelerate%and%sample%firstAgeneration%smallAarea%mobile%touch%sensor%

Responding%to%demand%shift%for%higher@value%touch%sensors%in%flagship%mobile%devices%following%launch%of%iPhone%5S%• Strategic%partnership%with%leading%touch%semiconductor%vendor%FocalTech%Systems%to%supply%swipe%fingerprint%sensors%

Focus%on%rapidly%growing%Chinese%market%for%cost@sensitive%mobile%devices,%including%smart%phones%• IDEX%entered%into%licence%agreement%with%BIOAkey%to%deliver%advanced%biometric%software%solutions%for%mobility%market%

Next%generation%of%secure%identification%solutions%and%algorithms%for%mass@market%consumer%devices%Business%Developments%• Funds%managed%by%global%asset%manager%Invesco%invested%NOK%300%million%in%IDEX%• Landmark%investment%accelerated%development%of%IDEX%as%a%global%leader%in%fingerprint%market%• IDEX%demonstrated%the%first%functional%glass%fingerprint%sensor%at%the%2014%Mobile%World%Congress%in%Spain%

Key%step%towards%integrating%sensor%in%cover%glass%of%mobile%devices%• Biometric%industry%veterans%joined%IDEX’s%staff%and%Strategy%Advisory%Council%

Significant%industry%knowhow%enabling%IDEX%to%accelerate%business%execution%Market%Developments%• Market%for%biometric%authentication%on%mobile%devices%validated%by%rapid%penetration%with%300A350%million%fingerprint%sensors%in%

handsets%in%2014.%Further%accelerated%by%Apple’s%successful%launch%of%mobile%payment%system%Apple%Pay%• Strong%interest%by%Payment%Network%players%such%as%MasterCard%for%biometric%authentication%%%Outlook%and%key%upcoming%milestones%%• IDEX%one%of%very%few%suppliers%with%relevant%IP%portfolio%for%capacitive%fingerprint%sensors%applications%in%mobile,%card%and%

internet%of%things%applications%%• Continuously%strengthening%patent%and%IP%position%with%significant%R&D%investment%• Resource%expansion%and%hiring%key%staff%to%accelerate%business%execution%• Continuing%to%develop%partnerships%providing%established%highAvolume%manufacturing%and%market%channels%to%exploit%the%

identified%market%opportunities%• On%track%for%developing%new%offAchip%fingerprint%touch%sensors%based%on%flexible%circuit%technology%to%meet%demand%for%

lower%cost%and%improved%biometric%performance%• Expecting%to%sample%offAchip%sensors%in%first%half%of%2015,%with%deployment%in%mass%production%in%second%half%• Expecting%to%sample%latest%sensor%in%glass%technology%in%2015%• Expect%to%capture%noticeable%share%of%the%multiAbillion%dollar%market%for%fingerprint%sensors%%

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The% fourth% quarter% of% 2014% saw% IDEX%make%progress% towards%monetising% the%investments% in% its% best% in% class% fingerCprint% matching% solutions% for% mobility,%smart% cards% and% Internet% of% Things%%mass%markets.%% Key% partners% such% as% Amkor%Technologies% and% Flextronics% were%added.% IDEX‘s% partner% Card% Tech% anCnounced% that% it% is% prepared% to% massCproduce% its% smart% card,% while% IDEX%shipped% initial% volumes% to%World%Wide%Touch%Technology%(Holdings)%Limited.%% In% the% beginning% of% January% 2015%IDEX% acquired% a% pivotal% algorithm% and%patents%for%touch%fingerprint%sensors.%%ISOAcompliant%card%with%IDEX%sensor%Italian% IDEXCpartner%Card%Tech%announCced% in% November% that% it% is% ready% to%massCproduce%its%Card%Tech%Smart%Card.%%% The% Smart% Card% was% demonstrated%for%the%first%time%at%the%trade%fair%Cartes%in%Paris%4C6%November%2014.%% The% Smart% Card% integrates% an%advanced%polymer%capacitive%biometric%sensor,% software% and% marketCleading%algorithm% from% IDEX,% which% can%operate% on% a% low% power% microCconCtroller% to% perform% the% realCtime% reconCstruction%of% the% image%and%comparison%with%the%user's%enrolled%fingerprint.%% The% thin% and% bendable% sensor% is%integrated% within% a% 0.76% mm% thick%Smart%Card,%compliant%to%ISO%7810IDC1,%the% international% standard% of% most%payment% cards.% IDEX's% polymer% fingerCprint% sensor% meets% the% ISO% bending%tolerance,% whereas% typical% silicon% dieCbased% sensors% are% brittle% and% more%likely%to%break.%%% An% firstCtier% electronics% manuCfacturing% partner% has% been% responsible%for%industrialisation%and%manufacturing.%%%Partnership%with%Amkor%Technologies%In% November% IDEX% entered% into% a%memorandum% of% understanding% with%Amkor% Technology% to% establish% a% straCtegic%mass%volume%manufacturing%partCnership% for% fingerprint% sensors,% forCmalising% significant% development% proCgress%over%six%months.%% Amkor% is% a% firstCtier% supply% chain%partner% for% mass% production% of% IDEX's%fingerprint% sensors.% The% agreement%enables% competitive% commercialisation%of% IDEX's% fingerprint% sensor% technology%by% leveraging% Amkor's%worldCclass% high%precision%manufacturing%capabilities.%% In%addition,%the%parties%will%leverage%

Amkor's% strong% established% customer%base% to% increase% finger% print% sensor%deployment% and% market% penetration%within%highCgrowth%markets.%% Amkor% is% listed% on% NASDAQ% and% is%one% of% the%world's% largest% providers% of%outsourced% advanced% semiconductor%assembly% and% test% services.% The%partnership% provides% IDEX% with% the%necessary% capabilities% and% capacity% to%deliver% fingerprint% sensors% in% mass%volume%to%firstCtier%mobile%OEMs.%% Amkor's% global% manufacturing%capabilities% enable% IDEX% to% service%multiple% customers% internationally.%Amkor% has% a% proven% track% record% in%highCvolume% manufacturing% of% finger%print% sensors% for% the% mobile% market,%achieving% excellent% production% yields%and% cost% effective% automated% proCcessing% through% innovative% packaging%solutions.%%Partnership%with%Flextronics%IDEX% and% Flextronics% entered% into% a%partnership% to% provide% IDEX’s% high%performance%fingerprint%sensors%as%part%of% Flextronics’s% Open% Innovation%Platform%offering.%% "We% are% pleased% to% become% the%first% fingerprint% sensor% provider% to% be%added%to%the%Open%Innovation%Platform%at% Flextronics,”% said% Dr.% Hemant% MarCdia,%CEO%of%IDEX.%% Flextronics%is%a%leading%supply%chain%solutions%company%that%delivers%design,%engineering,% manufacturing% and% logisCtics%services%to%a%range%of%industries.%%Trustonic%and%IDEX%become%partners%On% 5% January% 2015,% IDEX% announced%that% it% has% entered% into% a% partnership%with% Trustonic,% the% leading% provider% of%Trusted% Execution% Environments% (TEEs)%for% smart% devices.% IDEX% and% Trustonic%will%collaborate%to%integrate%IDEX's%next%generation% fingerprint% sensors% and%driver% software% with% Trustonic% TEE,%delivering%a%secure%onCdevice%biometric%authentication% experience% as% IDEX%commercialises% its% products% for% smart%devices%in%2015.%%WWTT%converts%order%to%touch%sensors%Following% a% successful% evaluation% of%IDEX’s% news% touchCbased% sensor%technology,% IDEX% and% World% Wide%Touch%Technology%(Holdings)%Limited%of%Hong% Kong% in% October% agreed% to%convert% a% previous% order% for% swipe%sensors% to% touch% sensors,% reflecting%

strong% positive% market% adoption% of%touch%sensors.%% These% sensors% will% be% incorporated%into% the% WWTT% Finger% Q% product% line%which% is% a% smart% biometric% security%system% consisting%of% a% range%of%mobile%peripherals% and% a% proprietary% secure%software%solution.%% Volumes%as%part%of% this%order%were%shipped% from% IDEX% in% the% fourth%quarter.%%%Acquired%key%algorithm%and%patents%On% 2% January% 2015% it% was% announced%that% IDEX%had%acquired%a%worldCleading%software%algorithm%and%key%patents%for%small%area%fingerprint%touch%sensors.%% This% enables% IDEX% to% deliver%significantly% enhanced% security% and%user% convenience% for% massCmarket%fingerprint% sensor% solutions% equivalent%to% Apple% Touch% ID.% Combined% with%IDEX's% recently% demonstrated% new% offCchip%touch%sensor%hardware,%ownership%of% this% algorithm% will% enable% IDEX% to%provide% the% lowest% cost% mobile% fingerCprint%product%in%the%marketplace.%% The% acquisition% includes% three%valuable% patent% families% for% fingerprint%ridge% matching,% with% four% granted%patents,% one% patent% pending% and%additional%patents%being%filed.%% “As% touch% sensors% continue% to% get%smaller,% more% advanced% algorithms%become% critical% in% order% to% deliver%reliable% fingerprint% matching% perforCmance.% This% acquisition% represents% a%significant% step% forward% in% our% product%development% roadmap% and% further%differentiates% IDEX's% technology% from%the%competition,”%said%Dr.%Mardia.%%Strong%presence%at%CES%in%Las%Vegas%IDEX% had% a% strong% presence% at% the%Consumer%Electronics%Show%(CES)%in%Las%Vegas% in% early% January% 2015.% IDEX%showcased% its% range% of% fingerprint%sensors% and% demonstrators,% including%the% new% generation% offCchip% touch%sensor%demonstrator.%%% In%addition,%IDEX’s%strategic%partner%WWTT% showcased% and% launched% its%new% range%of% FingerQ%products% at%CES,%with% IDEX% mass% production% ready%sensors% integrated.% The% FingerQ% proCduct% line% is% a% smart% biometric% security%system% consisting%of% a% range%of%mobile%peripherals% and% a% proprietary% secure%software%solution%%

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Outlook%IDEX's% strategy% is% to% leverage% its% core%technology%across% three%mass%markets:%mobile% devices,% ID% &% smart% cards% and%devices% being% part% of% the% Internet% of%Things.%% In% January% 2015% research% company%IHS% ranked% the% top% 10% technologies%transforming%the%world,%and%biometrics%and% sensors% were% listed% as% two% of%these.%%% This% aligns% with% IDEX’s% experience%that% the% market% opportunity% for%fingerprint% sensors% is% becoming% inCcreasingly% validated% across% all% three%target% mass% markets.% The% mobile%market% was% the% first% mover,% catalysed%by%Apple’s% introduction%of%a% fingerprint%sensor% in% the% iPhone% 5S.% Analysts%estimate% a% total% of% 300C350% million%mobile% handsets% had% integrated%fingerprint% sensors% in% 2014,% most% of%which% were% found% in% Apple% and%Samsung% phones.% Currently,% there% is% a%drive% by% mobile% OEMs% at% large% to%introduce% sensors% in% handsets,% a%development% which% has% been% accelCerated% by% the% introduction% of% mobile%payment%systems,%such%as%Apple%Pay.%% IDEX% has% very% strong% IP% and% techCnology% positioning% the% company% to%capture% a% share%of% this%market%with% its%product%roadmap,%including%both%swipe%and%touch%sensors.%% The% recent% acquisition% of% a% worldC

leading% software% algorithm% and% key%patents%for%small%area%fingerprint%touch%sensors% adds% a% key% competitive% adCvantage.% As% touch% sensors% get% smaller,%more% advanced% algorithms% become%critical% in% order% to% deliver% reliable%fingerprint%matching%performance.%% To% successfully% bring% products% to%market,% IDEX% has% entered% into% a% range%of% partnerships% with% firstCtier% comCpanies% along% the% value% chain.% These%partnerships% validate% IDEX’s% technoClogy,%and%equips%IDEX%with%a%robust%and%mass% scalable% delivery% model.% MoreCover,% these% partners% have% solid% cusCtomer% relationships% with% OEMs,%providing% a% channel% to% market% and%broad% distribution% of% IDEX’s% products.%IDEX%expects% to%continue%building% firstCtier% partnerships% along% the% value% chain%to% address% opportunities% in% all% three%mass%markets.%% IDEX% is% currently% sampling% its% offCchip% swipe% sensor,% and% the% convenCtional% silicon% sensor,% both% of% which%have% been% shipped% to% customers% in%small%volumes.%% %IDEX% is% on% target% for% sampling% its%new% offCchip% touch% sensor% in% the% first%half%of%2015.%This%sensor%is%expected%to%have% very% strong% biometric% perforCmance% and% a% groundCbreaking% cost% adCvantage% due% to% the% innovative% offCchip%architecture.% % Our% strong% partnerships%ensure% our% ability% to% deliver% this% new%

family% of% sensors% to% firstCtier% handset%manufacturers.% We% are% targeting% deCployment% from%this% in%mass%production%later%in%the%second%half%of%2015.%% The% next% route% on% IDEX’s% product%roadmap% is% to% implement% sensors% in%glass.% The% company% believes% that% this%revolutionary%sensor% implementation% is%unique% to% IDEX% and% will% provide% the%ultimate% solution% for% integration% of%fingerprint% recognition% in% mobile% deCvices.% Sampling% of% sensors% implementCed%in%glass%is%expected%in%2015%based%on%progress%achieved.%% The%partnership%with%Card%Tech%has%also% resulted% in% traction% in% the% card%market.% Card% Tech% introduced% an%industryCfirst% ISO% compliant% biometric%card,% and% the% market% response% has%been% very% positive.% IDEX% expects% that%that% the% interest% will% lead% to% sensors%deployed% in%card%pilot%programs%during%the% second% half% of% 2015,% for% volume%orders%in%2016.%% IDEX% will% continue% to% strengthen%the% team% with% highCcalibre% individuals%in% order% to% support% global% commerCcialisation%and%expected%rapid%growth.%% IDEX%is%solidly%funded%to%exploit%the%multibillionCdollar% market% opportunity%in% the% near% future,% leveraging% our%differentiated% road% map% underpinned%by%a%strong%patent%position%that% is%now%building%customer%traction.%

Fornebu,%23%February%2015%The%board%of%directors%of%IDEX%ASA%

!A!financial!narrative!and!interim!financial!statements!with!notes!are!enclosed.!%Investor%and%press%contacts:%%%Hemant%Mardia,%CEO,%%+44%7788%922%171,%%hm(at)idex.no%Henrik%Knudtzon,%CFO,%%+47%9302%2827,%%hk(at)idex.no%

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Interim!consolidated!financial!statements!as!at!31!December!2014!(Unaudited)!

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Profit!and!loss!statements!

%

IDEX% earned% revenue% amounting% to%

NOK%1.5%million%in%2014,%of%which%NOK%

1.2%million% in% the% fourth%quarter,%comD

pared% to% NOK% 2.5% million% in% 2013%

(fourth% quarter:% NOK% 0.4% million).% In%

the% fourth% quarter% the% revenue% origiD

nated%from%deliveries%of%sensors,%while%

in% 2013% and% the% first% quarter% of% 2014,%

the% revenue% related% to% government%

support% of% research% and% development%

(R&D)% activities.% Such% revenue% has%

been% recognised% corresponding% to% the%

recognition% of% the% expenses% that% the%

grants%compensated.%The%gross%margin%

was%NOK%0.7%million% in%2014,%of%which%

NOK% 0.4% million% in% the% fourth% quarter%

(2013:%NOK%2.5%million,% fourth%quarter%

2013:%NOK%0.4%million).%

The% operating% expenses% amounted% to%

NOK% 125.6%million,% up% from% NOK% 66.5%

million% in% 2013.% Operating% expenses%%

in% the% fourth% quarter% amounted% to%

NOK% 41.7% million% which% was% signifiD

cantly% higher% than% the% average% of% the%

first% three% quarters% this% year,% and%

significantly% higher% than% the% correD

sponding%period%in%2013.%In%2013%there%

was%a%step%change% in%staff%and%activity%

level%during% the% second%half,% and% IDEX%

has% grown% its% staff% and% expanded% its%

operation% further% in% 2014.% IDEX% is%

ramping% up% across% all% key% functions%

including%product%development,%supply%

chain,% operations% and% sales,% to% secure%

commercialisation% of% its% products.% ExD

cluding% the% effects% of% shareDbased%

remuneration,% the% operating% expenses%

amounted% to% NOK% 115.4% million% in%

2014% (fourth% quarter:% NOK% 39.9%

million),%compared%to%NOK%45.9%million%

in%2013%(fourth%quarter%2013:%NOK%18.1%

million).%More% than% half% of% the% group’s%

operating%expenses%are%denominated%in%

US%dollars.%The%US%dollar%appreciated%21%

per%cent% from%30% June% to%31%December%

2014,%which% increase% caused%additional%

increase%in%costs%as%measured%in%NOK.%

The% payroll% expenses% have% increased%

significantly,% to% NOK% 56.2% million% in%

2014,% from% NOK% 38.0% million% in% 2013.%

The% payroll% expenses% are% impacted% by%

shareDbased% remuneration.% Firstly,% the%

notional% cost% of% the% incentive% subD

scription% rights% including% accrued%

employer’s% tax% varies% with% the% share%

price,%may%cause%a%net%reversal%of%cost.%

This% cost/reversal% does% not% have% any%

cash% effect.% Secondly,% the% actual,% payD

able% social% security% cost% on% exercised%

subscription% rights% occurs% only% on%

exercise,%and%is%funded%by%the%exercise.%

The% net% effect% of% the% shareDbased%

remuneration% therefore% varies% subD

stantially% between% quarters.% The%

actual,%underlying%payroll%costs%excludD

ing% the% effects% from% shareDbased%

remuneration% amounted% to% NOK% 46.0%

million% in% 2014,% of% which% NOK% 15.2%

million% in% the% fourth% quarter,% comD

pared% to% NOK% 17.4% million% in% 2013%

(fourth%quarter%2013:%NOK%7.8%million).%

The%payroll%costs% in%the%fourth%quarter%

2014% includes% accruals% for% organisaD

tional% changes%as%well%as%a%bonus%proD

gramme%implemented%in%the%quarter.%%

R&D% expenses% amounted% to%NOK% 51.1%

million% in% 2014% (fourth% quarter:% NOK%

17.5%million),%up%from%NOK%17.3%million%

in%2013% (fourth%quarter%2013:%NOK%7.4%

million).% The% increase% in% activity% level%

relates% to% product% development% and%

industrialisation,% ASIC% improvements,%

core% technology% and% new% sensor%

materials.% The% fourth% quarter% costs% in%

2014% as% well% as% in% 2013% is% net% of%

earned% Skattefunn% support% amounting%

to%NOK%1.6%million.%

Other% operating% costs% amounted% to%

NOK%18.3%million%in%2014%(fourth%quarD

ter:% NOK% 7.3% million),% up% from% NOK%

11.1% million% in% 2013% (fourth% quarter%

2013:% NOK% 3.0% million).% The% main%

reason% for% the% increase% is% expanded%

sales%and%marketing%activities.%%

IDEX% had% 42% employees% at% 31% DecemD

ber%2014,%up%from%39%at%30%September%

2014,% and% 23% at% the% end% of% 2013.% Six%

technical/scientific% individual%contractD

ors%works%full%time%or%regularly%as%part%

of% the% development% team,% and% addiD

tional%technical%experts%are%contracted%

as% and% when% needed.% Three% sales%

representatives%work%on%contract.%%

Depreciation% amounted% to% NOK% 2.3%

million% in% 2014% (fourth% quarter:% NOK%

0.7%million),%up%from%NOK%0.9%million%in%

2013% (fourth% quarter% 2013:% NOK% 0.6%

million).% IDEX% acquired% assets% and%

intellectual% property% rights% from% PicoD

Field%Technologies,% Inc.%on%23%SeptemD

ber%%2013.%Of%the%acquired%assets,%NOK%

15.3% million% are% depreciating% assets.%

On% 30% December% 2014,% IDEX% acquired%

patents% and% other% IP% from% Roger%

Bauchspies% in% an% amount% of%NOK% 28.3%

million.% The% stock% of% scientific% equipD

ment% and% engineering% tools% has% also%

been%expanded%by%investments%amountD

ing%to%NOK%3.9%million%in%2014,%and%in%the%

fourth% quarter% 2014,% IDEX% capitalised%

own%development%expenses%relating%to%

the% Cardinal% sensor% product,% in% an%

amount%of%NOK%0.8%million.%

EBIT% in% 2014% amounted% to% a% loss% of%

NOK% 127.3% million% (fourth% quarter:%

NOK% 42.0% million),% compared% to% NOK%

64.9% million% in% 2013% (fourth% quarter%

2013:%NOK%23.7%million).%The%increased%

staff% and% the% increase% in% R&D% activity%

explain%the%increased%loss.%%

Financial% items,% mainly% interest% income,%

amounted% to% a%net% income%amounting%

to% NOK% 5.8% million% in% 2014% (fourth%

quarter:%NOK%1.4%million),%compared%to%

NOK%0.1%million%net% financial%expenses%

in% 2013.% Exchange% gains% and% lossses%

relate% mainly% to% intraDgroup% payables%

and%receivables.%%

Because% IDEX% America% has% made% a%

profit,%there%was%a%tax%charge.%The%net%

result%for%the%group%in%2014%was%a%loss%

amounting% to% NOK% 122.0% million%

(fourth% quarter:% NOK% 40.0% million)%

compared%to%NOK%65.0%million% in%2013%

(fourth%quarter:%NOK%23.8%million).%%

Profit/loss%per%basic%weighted%average%

number% of% shares% amounted% to% a% loss%

of%NOK%0.30% in%2014.%Per% share% results%

are% not% directly% comparable% between%

quarters%or%years%because%the%number%

of%shares%has%increased%by%share%issues.

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IDEX% has% a% very% strong% balance% sheet%

because% of% the% private% placement% to%%

the% Invesco% funds% in% the% first% quarter%%

of% 2014.% At% 31% December% 2014,% IDEX%

held% a% cash% balance% amounting% to%NOK%

228.0%million,% and% the% company%has%no%

financial%debt.%

The% main% assets% held% in% the% balance%

sheet%are%the%intangible%assets%acquired%

from% PicoField% in% 2013% and% Roger%

Bauchspies% in% 2014,% inventoried% licenD

ces% acquired% from% BIODkey% InterD

national,%Inc.%in%2014,%and%cash%in%bank.%

Cash%is%the%major%item,%representing%76%

per%cent%of%the%total%assets.%

The% assets% and% intellectual% property%

rights% acquired% from% PicoField% in% 2013%

have% been% capitalised% in% accordance%

with% IFRS,% and% includes% goodwill% in% an%

amount% of% NOK% 8.3% million% and% deD

preciating% assets% in% an% original% acquiD

sition%amount%of%NOK%15.3%million.% %On%

30% December% 2014,% IDEX% acquired% patD

ents% and% other% IP% from% Roger% BauchD

spies%in%an%amount%of%NOK%28.3%million,%

which% assets% will% depreciate% over% the%

economic%life.%

IDEX’s% own% patents% and% other% intelD

lectual%property%rights%are%generally%not%

held% in% the%balance% sheet%because% they%

do% not% satisfy% the% criteria% for% capitaliD

sation.% Development% costs% have% in% the%

past%been%expensed%for%the%same%reason.%

in% the% fourth% quarter% 2014,% IDEX%

capitalised% own% development% expenses%

relating%to%the%Cardinal%sensor%product,%

in%an%amount%of%NOK%0.8%million.%%

On%31%December%2014,% the% total% assets%

amounted% to% NOK% 299.3% million,% of%

which%NOK%228.0%million%were%cash,%up%

from% total% assets% amounting% to% NOK%

76.0% million% and% cash% amounting% to%%

NOK%46.5%million%at%the%beginning%of%the%

year.% The% cash% position% is% further%

commented%upon%below.%

The%major% liabilities% are% various% operaD

tional% payables% to% suppliers% and% emD

ployees,% and% amounted% to% NOK% 54.8%

million% at% 31% December% 2014.% Of% this,%

NOK% 28.3% million% was% to% Roger% BauchD

spies.%Excluding%the%latter,%the%liabilities%

amounted% to% NOK% 26.5% million,% about%

the%same%as%the% liabilities%at%the%end%of%

2013.% There% are% usually% variations%

between% quarters% due% to% fluctuating%

payables% to% suppliers% and% accrued%

liabilities.%%

In% 2014,% new% equity% in% a% net% amount%%

of% NOK% 305.4%million% was% added,%most%

of% which% originated% from% a% private%

placement%of%shares% in%the%first%quarter%

to% funds% managed% by% Invesco% Asset%

Management% Limited.% The% remainder%

originated% from% exercised% subscription%

rights.%%

Equity% amounted% to% NOK% 244.5%million%

at% 31% December% 2014,% up% from% NOK%

49.9%million%at%the%end%of%2013.%%

In% connection% with% the% acquisition% of%

patents% and% other% IP% from% Roger%

Bauchspies% on% 30% December% 2014,% the%

board% resolved% a% private% placement% of%

500,000% new% shares% to% Roger% BauchD

spies.% The% shares% to%Mr%Bauchspies% are%

restricted% shares,% on% agreed% terms,%

issued% at% a% subscription% price% equalling%

par% value% per% share% of% NOK% 0.15.% The%

subscription% amount% was% paid% and% the%

shares%issued%in%January%2015.%

IDEX% has% adequate% equity% and% liquidity%

for%going%concern% for%significantly% longD

er% than% 12% months% from% the% date% of%

this%report.%

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Cash!flow,!cash!position!

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The% operational% cash% outflow% in% 2014%

was%NOK%105.1%million.% The%main% cash%

outflow% item% is% the% profit/loss,% partly%

offset% by% the% shareDbased% compenD

sation%and%working%capital.%%

Working% capital% released% NOK% 7.2%

million% in%2014%(2013:%NOK%18.5%million%

release).%NOK%24.1%million%was% released%

in% the% fourth% quarter,% mainly% the%

payable% to% Roger% Bauchspies,% of% which%

the% initial% shortDterm% part% was% paid% in%

January% 2015.% Except% this,% working%

capital% absorbed% cash% in% 2014% by%

additions% to% inventory,% increased% reD

ceivables% (earned% bank% interest)% and%

reduction%in%the%notional%employer’s%tax%

on% subscription% rights.% The% release% in%

2013% was%mainly% caused% by% accrual% of%

notional%employer’s%tax%on%subscription%

rights%and%accruals%related%to%suppliers.%

IDEX% ASA% relocated% to% a% larger% leaseD

hold% facility% in% the% first% quarter% of%%

2014.% The% move% entailed% investments%

in% equipment% and% furniture,% and% also%

an% increase% in% longDterm% deposit.% IDEX%

has% also% invested% in% equipment% and%

furniture% for% its% leasehold% facility% in%

Boston.%

NOK%304.6%million%new%equity%was%paid%

in%cash%in%2014.%Most%of%the%new%equity%

originated% from% the% private% placement%

to%the% Invesco%funds.% % In%January%funds%

managed% by% Invesco% Asset% ManageD

ment% Limited,% a% leading% global% invest%

or,%agreed%to%invest%NOK%300%million%in%

IDEX.% The% funds% also% received% 30%

million%warrants%at%an%exercise%price%of%

NOK% 7.50,% amounting% to% potentially%

NOK%225%million%additional%investment.%

The%warrants%are%open%to%be%exercised%

between% 29%January% 2015% and% 29% JanD

uary%2016.%

At%31%December%2014%the%cash%position%

amounted% to%NOK% 228.0%million,%while%

net% of% receivables% less% payables% and%

accruals%amounted%to%NOK%49.2%million%

payable,% leaving% a% balance% sheet%

solvency% of% NOK% 178.8% million.% % IDEX%

does%not%have%financial%debt.%%

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31!December!2014!(Unaudited)!

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1!!IDEX!ASA!and!the!IDEX!group!

%IDEX%ASA% is% a% public% limited% liability% comD

pany% incorporated% and% domiciled% in% NorD

way.% The% address% of% the% registered% office,%

which% is% also% the% head% office,% is% Martin%

Linges%vei%25%at%NOD1364%%Fornebu,%Norway.%

IDEX% ASA% shares% have% been% listed% at% the%

Oslo%Axess%market% place% of%Oslo% Børs% since%

12% March% 2010.% The% objective% of% the%

company% as% stated% in% the% articles% of% assoD

ciation%is%to%deliver%computerDbased%identifiD

cation%systems%and%other%related%activities.%

IDEX% ASA% holds% a% subsidiary% group% in% the%%

USA:% IDEX% Holding% Inc.% which% holds% IDEX%

America% Inc.% IDEX% America% is% the% operating%%

entity% in% the% USA,% providing% development%

services% as% well% as% sales% and% marketing%

services% to% IDEX% ASA.% Operations% in% IDEX%

America% commenced% in% September% 2013%

when% IDEX%acquired%assets%and% % intellectual%

property% rights% and% employed% staff% from%

PicoField% Technologies,% Inc.% IDEX% ASA% also%

holds% IDEX% Biometrics% UK% Ltd.,% which%

company%provides%various%management%and%

administrative%services%to%IDEX%ASA.%

2!!Basis!of!preparation,!accounting!policies,!resolution.!Risks!

%This% condensed% consolidated% interim% finanD

cial% report% for% 2014% has% been% prepared% in%

accordance% with% IAS% 34% Interim% financial%

reporting.% This% condensed% consolidated%

interim% financial% report% should% be% read% in%

conjunction% with% the% annual% financial%

statements% for%2013.% The% IFRS% accounting%

policies% applied% in% this% condensed% interim%

financial% report% are% consistent% with% those%

applied% and% described% in% the% annual%

financial%statements%for%2013.%

The% going% concern% assumption% has% been%

applied% when% preparing% this% interim% finanD

cial%report.%IDEX%does%not%earn%recurring%reD

venue.%The%company%does%not%have%financial%

debt,% and% IDEX% has% adequate% liquidity% and%

equity% under% current% planning% assumptions%

for% a% period% significantly% longer% than% 12%

months%from%the%date%of%this%report.%%

This% interim% financial% report% has% not% been%

subject% to% audit.% The% report% was% approved%

by% the% board% of% directors% on% 23%%February%

2015.%

It% is% the% duty% of% the% board% of% directors% to%

duly%present% the%principal% risks%of% IDEX%and%

its% business.% IDEX% does% not% have% any%

significant%assets%or%liabilities%with%risk.%IDEX%

does% not% hold% financial% instruments% or%

noteworthy% financial% assets% or% liabilities,%

and% has% limited% financial% risks% related% to%

currency%and%interest%rates.%%

The% company’s% major% longDterm% risk% is% its%

business% risk,% meaning% its% ability% to% earn%

revenue.% This% risk% is% difficult% to% assess,%

because% IDEX% hitherto% has% earned% inD

significant%revenue%from%its%technology.%The%

company’s% ability% to% earn% revenue%depends%

on% firstly,% its% ability% to% develop% and%market%

successful% components% which% its% partners%

will% embed% in% their% products% and% systems,%

and% secondly,% the% company’s% ability% to%

legally% protect% its% intellectual% property%

rights,% and% finally,% to% maintain% a% comD

petitive% advantage.% IDEX% considers% that% its%

fingerprint%sensor%technology%has%one%of%the%

best%biometric%performanDces,% and% that% the%

SmartFinger% sensor% product% range% offers%

unique%properties.%

The% company%does%not%have% financial% debt,%

and% IDEX%has% adequate% liquidity% and% equity%

under% current% planning% assumptions% for% a%

period% significantly% longer% than% 12% months%

from%the%date%of%this%report.%

%

3!!LongLterm!assets!!

!

!

IDEX% acquired% assets% and% intellectual% proD

perty% rights% from% PicoField% Technologies,%

Inc.,%and%IDEX%America%employed%three%staff%

members% from% PicoField% on% 23%%SeptemD

ber%%2013.% The% business% combination% was%

capitalised%in%accordance%with%IFRS.%%

Amounts(in(NOK(1,000 Goodwill

Otherintangible(

assets

Machinery(and(office(

equipmentLongAterm(receivables

TotallongAterm(

assets

Balance(1(January(2014 8(260((((((((((((((( 14(937((((((((((((( 1(178((((((((((((((( 446(((((((((((((((((( 24(821(((((((((((((Additions (((((((((((((((((((( 29(078((((((((((((( 4(824((((((((((((((( 697(((((((((((((((((( 34(599(((((((((((((Disposals(at(cost (((((((((((((((((((( (((((((((((((((((((( (((((((((((((((((((( (((((((((((((((((((( ((((((((((((((((((((Depreciation(and(impairment(losses (((((((((((((((((((( (1(210)((((((((((((( ( (1(098)((((((((((((( ( (((((((((((((((((((( (2(308)((((((((((((( (Effects(of(changes(in(foreign(currency (((((((((((((((((((( (((((((((((((((((((( 684(((((((((((((((((( (((((((((((((((((((( 684((((((((((((((((((Balance(31(December(2014 8(260((((((((((((((( 42(805((((((((((((( 5(588((((((((((((((( 1(143((((((((((((((( 57(796(((((((((((((

Balance(1(January(2013 0 0 626(((((((((((((((((( 332(((((((((((((((((( 958((((((((((((((((((Additions 8)260))))))))))))))) 15)340))))))))))))) 1)076))))))))))))))) 114)))))))))))))))))) 24(790(((((((((((((Disposals)at)cost )) ((((((((((((((((((((Depreciation)and)other)movements (403)))))))))))))))))) (524)))))))))))))))))) (927)(((((((((((((((((Balance(31(December(2013 8(260((((((((((((((( 14(937((((((((((((( 1(178((((((((((((((( 446(((((((((((((((((( 24(821(((((((((((((

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% % Page%7%of%8%

Under% IFRS% goodwill% is% not% amortised% but%

impairment% tested%at%each%year%end.% IDEX’s%

own%patents%and%other%intellectual%property%

rights% created% by% IDEX% are% not% held% in% the%

balance% sheet% because% they% do% not% satisfy%

the% criteria% for% capitalisation.% Development%

costs% have% in% the% past% been% expensed% for%

the% same% reason.% in% the% fourth% quarter%

2014,% IDEX% capitalised% own% development%

expenses% relating% to% the% Cardinal% sensor%

product,%in%an%amount%of%NOK%0.8%million.%

%

!

4!!Shares,!warrants!and!subscription!rights!

!

%In% connection% with% acquisition% of% patents%

and% other% IP% from% Roger% Bauchspies% on%

30%%December% 2014,% the% board% resolved% a%

private%placement%of%500,000%new%shares%to%

Roger%Bauchspies.%The%shares%are%restricted%

on% agreed% terms,% and% are% issued% at% a% subD

scription%price%equalling%par%value%per%share%

of% NOK% 0.15.% The% subscription% amount%was%

paid%and% the% shares%were% issued% in% January%

2015.%

IDEX% has% granted% incentive% subscription%

rights% (SRs)% to% employees,% individual% conD

tractors%and%board%members.%The%grants% to%

board%members%(in%2010)%were%made%by%the%

general% meeting% in% lieu% of% cash% board% reD

muneration.% Unless% specifically% resolved%

otherwise,% 25% per% cent% of% each% grant% of%

subscription%rights%vest%12%months%following%

the%date%of%the%grant,%and%expire%on%the%fifth%

anniversary% following% the% general% meeting%

that% resolved% the% programme.% Unvested%

subscription% rights% terminate% on% the% holdD

er’s% last% day% of% employment.% Vested%

subscription% rights% may% be% exercised% up% to%

90% days% after% the% holder’s% last% day% of%

employment.% The% weighted% average% exerD

cise% price% of% outstanding% incentive% SRs% on%

31%December%2014%was%NOK%2.88%per%share.

%

%

5!!Payroll!expenses!

!

!

The% fair% value% at% grant% date% of% subscription%

rights% granted% to% employees% and% board%

members% are% expensed% over% the% vesting%

period%of%each%tranche.%The%fair%value%of%the%

subscription% rights% is% determined% using% a%

Black%&%Scholes%option%pricing%model.%%

Number'of'financial'instrumentsSubscription'

rights Warrants SharesBalance'1'January'2014 28'186'345''''''' 0''''''''''''''''''''''' 344'707'732''''2'and'20'January'2014:'Grant'of'subscription'rights 570'000''''''''''''29'January'2014:'Private'placement'to'funds'managed'by'Invesco 30'000'000''''''' 60'000'000'''''''24'February'2014:'Exercise'of'subscription'rights (5'275'983)''''''' 5'275'983'''''''''20'March'2014:'Private'placement'to'Cenkos'Securities 2'400'000'''''''''1'April'2014:'Grant'of'subscription'rights 1'890'000'''''''''8'May'2014:'Issue'of'board'remuneration'shares 63'897''''''''''''' '17'June'2014:'Grant'of'subscription'rights 580'000''''''''''''15'September'2014:'Grant'of'subscription'rights 2'200'000'''''''''2'October'2014:'Exercise'of'subscription'rights (541'250)''''''''''' 541'250''''''''''''14'November'2014:'Grant'of'subscription'rights 460'000''''''''''''Resolved'but'not'yet'issued'shares 500'000''''''''''''Forfeited'subscription'rights'during'2014 (1'608'750)'''''''Balance'31'December'2014 26'460'362''''''' 30'000'000''''''' 413'488'862''''

Balance'1'January'2013 17'745'286''''''' 0''''''''''''''''''''''' 309'479'430''''16#May#2013:#Private#placement 18#771#250#######16#May#2013:#Share#issue#(board#remuneration) 353#157############1#September#2013:#Private#placement#to#WWTT 7#365#060#########23#September#2013:#Private#placement#to#WWTT 4#680#000#########Several#dates:#Grants#of#incentive#subscription#rights 14#400#000#######Several#dates:#Exercises#of#incentive#subscription#rights (4#058#835)######## 4#058#835#########Several#dates:#Forfeited#and#expired#incentive#subscription#rights (2#310#106)########Balance'31'December'2013 25'776'345''''''' 0''''''''''''''''''''''' 344'707'732''''

1"October*31"December

1"October*31"December

1"January*31"December

1"January*31"December

Amounts"in"NOK"1,000 2014 2013 2014 2013Salary,"payroll"tax,"benefits"and"other"personnel"expenses 15"600""""""""""""" " 7"758"""""""""""""""" 46"461""""""""""""" " 17"427""""""""""""""Capitalised"cost"of"development"work (440)"""""""""""""""""" *"""""""""""""""""""" (440)"""""""""""""""""" *""""""""""""""""""""Payroll"tax"on"exercised"subscription"rights 145""""""""""""""""""" 1"650"""""""""""""""" 5"049"""""""""""""""" 1"975""""""""""""""""Share*based"remuneration,"notional"salary"expense 2"717"""""""""""""""" 3"374"""""""""""""""" 12"604""""""""""""" " 8"948""""""""""""""""Share*based"remuneration,"accrual"(reversal)"of"employer's"tax (1"163)""""""""""""""" 354""""""""""""""""""" (7"480)""""""""""""""" 9"679""""""""""""""""Payroll"expense 16"859""""""""""""" " 13"136""""""""""""" " 56"194""""""""""""" " 38"029""""""""""""""

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% % Page%8%of%8%

Employer’s% social% security% tax% related% to%

shareDbased% remuneration% is% calculated% on%

the%balance%sheet%date%based%on%the%earned%

intrinsic% value% of% the% subscription% rights,%

and% the%adjustment% to% the%accrued%amount%

is%charged%or%credited%to%cost.%

When%subscription% rights%are%exercised,% the%

accrued% payroll% tax% is% reversed% and% the%

actual%payroll%cost%is%expensed.%

%

6!!Tax!expense!

%

The%tax%expense%relates%to%estimated%tax%on%profit%in%IDEX%America.%

%

%

7!!Profit!(loss)!per!share!

!

%

1!January!–!!

31!December!

2014%

1%January%–%%

31%December%

2013%

Profit%(loss)%attributable%to%the%shareholders%(NOK%1%000)! (121!987)% (65%005)!

Weighted%average%basic%number%of%shares! 406!478!449% 326%183%037!

Weighted%average%diluted%number%of%shares% 419!718!850% 339%923%615%

Profit%(loss)%per%share,%basic%and%diluted% NOK!(0.30)% NOK%(0.20)%

%When%the%period%result%is%a%loss,%the%loss%per%

diluted%number%of% shares% is%not% reduced%by%

the% higher% diluted% number% of% shares% but%

equals% the% result% per% basic% number% of%

shares.%%

The% diluted% number% of% shares% has% been%

calculated% by% the% treasury% stock%method.% If%

the% exercise% price% of% subscription% rights% or%%

warrants%exceeds%the%average%share%price%in%

the% period,% the% subscription% rights% or% warD

rants%are%not%counted%as%being%dilutive.%

8!!Contingent!assets!and!liabilities!

%

IDEX%does%not%have%any%contingent%assets%or%contingent%liabilities.%IDEX%has%not%issued%any%guarantees.%

%

9!!Related!party!transactions!

%

In% 2014% IDEX% has% recorded% NOK% 2,298%

thousand% for% services% provided% from% IDEX’s%

legal% counsel,% law% firm% Ræder,% in% which%

chairman% Morten% Opstad% is% a% partner.% Mr.%

Opstad’s%work%beyond%board%duty%has%been%

invoiced% by% Ræder.% The% services% in% 2014%

include% legal% assistance% in% connection% with%

the%private%placements%of%shares%in%the%first%

quarter%and%in%particular%preparation%of%the%

listing% prospectus% in% connection% with% the%

private% placement% of% 60% million% shares% on%

29%January%2014.%

On% 24% February% 2014,% Ralph% W.% Bernstein,%

CTO,%exercised%1,672,960%subscription%rights%

and% acquired% the% corresponding% number% of%

shares% at% a%weighted% average% price% of% NOK%

1.14% per% share.% On% the% same% date,% Erling%

Svela,% then% CFO,% exercised% 66,668% subD

scription% rights% and% acquired% the% correD

sponding% number% of% shares% at% a% price% of%

NOK%1.20%per%share.%%

The%board%resolved%on%1%April%2014%to%grant%

1,500,000%incentive%subscription%rights%(SRs)%

to%Henrik%Knudtzon,%CFO%as%of%August%2014,%

at% an%exercise%price%of%NOK%7.03%per% share.%

The% board% resolved% on% 15% September% 2014%

to% grant% 1,500,000% SRs% to% Hemant% Mardia,%

CEO,% at% an% exercise% price% of% NOK% 4.45% per%

share.% The% grants% were% made% under% the%

company's% 2013% and% 2014% incentive% subD

scription% rights% plans% as% resolved% at% the%

annual% general% meetings% on% 16%May% 2013%

and%7%May%2014%respectively.%%

In% the% fourth% quarter% IDEX% entered% into% an%

addendum% to% the% continuing% service% agreeD

ment%with% Robert% N.% Keith%who% since% 2013%

has%assisted%IDEX%in%strategic%analysis%and%in%

dealing% with% larger,% international,% proD

spective% partners.% Under% the% addendum,%

Mr.% Keith% will% be% paid% NOK% 2.0% million% per%

year%for%his%services%in%2014D2016.%%

!

10!!Events!occurring!after!the!balance!sheet!date!

!

Between% 31% December% 2014% and% the% resoD

lution% of% these% condensed% consolidated%

interim%financial%statements,%there%have%not%

been% any% events% which% have% had% any%

noticeable% impact% on% IDEX’s% result% in% 2014%

or% the% value% of% the% company’s% assets% and%

liabilities%at%30%December%2014.%

The% exercise% amount% for% 500,000% shares% to%

Roger% Bauchspies,% which% were% resolved% on%

30%December%2014,%have%been%paid%and%the%

shares%were%issued%in%January%2015.%

The% board% resolved% on% 27% January% 2015% to%

issue% 237,500% shares% to% an% employee% who%

exercised% incentive% subscription% rights.% The%

weighted% average% exercise% price% per% share%

was%NOK%0.98.%The%shares%have%been%issued.%