Announcement • Mar 23

Precise Biometrics AB (publ) (OM:PREC) agreed to acquire Fingerprint Cards AB (publ) (OM:FING B) for approximately SEK 140 million.

Precise Biometrics AB (publ) (OM:PREC) agreed to acquire Fingerprint Cards AB (publ) (OM:FING B) for approximately SEK 140 million on March 23, 2026. The Merger will be implemented by Precise Biometrics absorbing Fingerprint Cards, whereby the shareholders in Fingerprint Cards will receive 9 new ordinary shares in Precise Biometrics for each share in Fingerprint Cards, irrespective of share class. Thus, provided that the number of shares in Precise Biometrics and Fingerprint Cards, respectively, does not change from the date of the Merger Plan until the time of completion of the Merger, 68,272,083 ordinary shares in Precise Biometrics will be issued as merger consideration and the shareholders of Fingerprint Cards will, in total, own approximately 47 percent of the shares and votes in the Combined Company. The Merger is expected to create substantial value for the shareholders of the Combined Company through synergies arising from the consolidation of the two companies' operations and overlapping functions. The board of directors of Fingerprint Cards and Precise Biometrics considers the merger consideration to be fair from a financial point of view and unanimously recommends the shareholders of Fingerprint Cards and Precise Biometrics to vote in favor of the Merger Plan at the extraordinary general meeting in Fingerprint Cards and Precise Biometrics, to be held on or about May 6, 2026. The Merger has received all necessary regulatory, governmental and clearances from authorities necessary, approvals and decisions, including a decision from the Inspectorate of Strategic Products (Sw. Inspektionen för strategiska produkter) (“ISP”) to take no action regarding a notification in accordance with the Swedish Screening of Foreign Direct Investments Act, Nasdaq Stockholm has admitted the shares to be issued as merger consideration to trading on Nasdaq Stockholm. When preparing for the Merger, the companies have conducted limited, customary due diligence reviews of certain business, financial, commercial and legal information relating to Precise Biometrics and Fingerprint Cards, respectively. The merger and merger information documents will be published ahead of shareholders' meetings. Extraordinary general meetings on both companies are expected on or about May 6, 2026. And subject to approvals, the merger is expected to complete mid-July. If the conditions set out in this section have not been satisfied and completion of the Merger has not taken place on or before December 31, 2026, the Merger will not be implemented and this Merger Plan shall cease to have any further effect. Precise Biometrics has retained DNB Carnegie Investment Bank as financial advisor and Vinge as legal adviser. Fingerprint Cards has retained KANTER Advokatbyrå KB and LegalWorks Nordic as legal advisers. The Board of Fingerprint Cards has engaged Grant Thornton Sweden AB to issue a fairness opinion regarding the Merger.

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