UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Month of May 2021
Commission File Number: 001-39810
IDEX Biometrics ASA
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Dronning Eufemias gate 16
Oslo, Norway
(Address of principal executive office)
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
This Report on Form 6-K and Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-254083) of IDEX Biometrics ASA (including any prospectuses forming a part of such registration statement) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K
Shareholder Director Nominations
On May 4, 2021, IDEX Biometrics ASA (the “Company”) announced the nomination of Annika Olsson to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors and the Company’s nomination committee’s proposal to elect Ms. Olsson to the Board of Directors at the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 12, 2021.
Ms. Olsson currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Express Bank A/S, a Nordic bank that is part of the BNP Paribas Group, a position she has held since March 2020. Prior to being promoted to Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Olsson served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Express Bank A/S from 2017 to 2020, and served as Nordic Sales Director from 2010 to 2017. Prior to that, she served as Commercial Director at Resurs Bank, a niche bank and leader in retail finance in the Nordic region. Ms. Olsson has held various executive positions during her 20-year career in the consumer financial services sector. Ms. Olsson is a proven banking professional with extensive European experience, including Denmark, Germany, Norway, and Sweden, with a strong focus on leadership, payment cards, consumer finance, and banking regulation.
Press Release
On May 4, 2021, the Company issued a press release regarding Ms. Olsson’s nomination. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1.
EXHIBIT LIST
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| 99.1 | Press release dated May 4, 2021 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| IDEX BIOMETRICS ASA | ||||||
| Date: May 7, 2021 | By: | /s/ Vincent Graziani | ||||
| Name: Vincent Graziani | ||||||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
Exhibit 99.1
Senior Financial Services Executive Annika Olsson Nominated
to IDEX Biometrics’ Board
Oslo, Norway – 4 May 2021—IDEX Biometrics ASA, is a leading provider of advanced fingerprint identification and authentication solutions. The nomination committee proposes to the annual general meeting on 12 May 2021 that Annika Olsson is elected to the company’s board.
Ms. Olsson is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Express Bank A/S. Express Bank is a Nordic bank that is part of the BNP Paribas Group. BNP Paribas serves more than 27 million clients in 30 countries.
During her 20-year career in the consumer financial services sector Ms. Olsson has held various executive positions. She was Commercial Director at Resurs Bank, a niche bank and leader in retail finance in the Nordic region before joining Express Bank A/S in 2010 as Nordic Sales Director. She was promoted to Deputy CEO at Express Bank A/S in 2017 and became CEO in March 2020. Ms. Olsson is a proven banking professional with extensive European experience, including Denmark, Germany, Norway, and Sweden, with a strong focus on leadership, payment cards, consumer finance, and banking regulation.
Morten Opstad, chair at IDEX Biometrics, comments “We are incredibly pleased that Annika has been nominated to the board. With her extensive knowledge of the financial services industry Annika has the right background to guide the strategic direction of IDEX. I look forward to working with her at the board.”
“I’m pleased to be nominated to the board of IDEX Biometrics. The biometric payment card proposition is innovative, and I feel I’m joining at the right time, as biometric payment cards become part of the ‘new normal’. I look forward to working with the board and management, to help steer IDEX to achieve its ambitions and deliver value to its shareholders.” said Ms. Olsson.
The nomination committee’s proposal to the annual general meeting is available on the company’s website www.idexbiometrics.com.
For further information contact:
Marianne Bøe, Investor Relations
E-mail: marianne.boe@idexbiometrics.com
Tel: + 47 9180 0186
Brett L Perry, U.S. Investor Relations
E-mail: bperry@sheltongroup.com
Tel: + 1 214 272 0070
About IDEX Biometrics
IDEX Biometrics ASA (OSE: IDEX and Nasdaq: IDBA) is a leading provider of fingerprint identification technologies offering simple, secure, and personal touch-free authentication for all. We help people make payments, prove their identity, gain access to information, unlock devices, or gain admittance to buildings with the touch of a finger. We invent, engineer, and commercialize these secure, yet incredibly user-friendly solutions. Our total addressable market represents a fast growing multi-billion-unit opportunity.
For more information, visit www.idexbiometrics.com and follow on Twitter @IDEXBiometrics
Trademark Statement
The wordmark ‘IDEX’ and the IDEX logo are registered trademarks of IDEX ASA. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders.