In accordance with the decision taken at the annual general meeting 2017, the cancellation of shares and a bonus issue effected in may 2017. Fingerprint Cards (
Fingerprints
TM
)
registered share capital has not changed, but the number of shares has decreased.
The reduction of the share capital made by cancelling a total of 10 424 000 B-shares that the Company held and repurchased by decision of the annual general meeting 2016. The share capital was reduced by cancellation with the 416 960 sek from 12 975 667 sek 12 558 707 sek. The share capital was increased through a bonus issue, on 416 960 sek, without the issuance of new shares.
After the cancellation of shares and bonus issue of shares amounts number of shares to 313 967 675, of which 6 000 000 consists of A shares and 307 967 675 consists of B-shares. The total number of votes amounts to 367 967 675. The share capital remains unchanged after the above measures and the amount to 12 975 667 sek.
For more information, please contact:
Investor Relations, Fingerprint Cards AB (publ)
Tel: +46(0)10-172 00 10 E-mail: investrel@fingerprints.com
Press office, Fingerprint Cards AB (publ)
Tel: +46(0)10-172 00 20 E-mail: press@fingerprints.com
About Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints)
Fingerprint Cards AB, Fingerprints, is the leading global biometribolaget with Swedish roots, whose mission is to lead the development of biometric interaction that allows the individual’s convenience and privacy. The usefulness is evidenced daily in the millions of entities through billions of sensortryckningar of the user is his private key – in other words; with a human touch. Fingerprints develop biometric systems consisting of sensors, algorithms, software, and paketeringsteknologier. The success is based on product development with a technical excellence at the forefront, resulting in world-leading products in terms of safety, ease of use and performance. Current product range consists to the largest part of the fingeravtryckssensorer and the customers are primarily companies that manufacture smartphones and tablets where the company is the market leader. As the use of biometric solutions increase, seems Fingerprints in order to broaden the offer with more biometrimetoder, or modalities, and that solutions should be found also in other market segments such as smartcards, PC, vehicles and internet-connected devices (IoT). Fingerprints are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (FING B). The company has had a strong growth and turnover in 2016 6 638 M, with an operating margin of 39 per cent. The majority of the more than 400 employed persons is in Sweden but the company has offices throughout the world, from Shanghai to Silicon Valley.
The information is such as Fingerprint Cards AB (publ) is obliged to publish under the Swedish securities market act and/or the law on trading with financial instruments. The information was submitted for publication, through the above contacts in the government, 1 June 2017, at 12.00 CEST.
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