IDEX BIOMETRICS ASA

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Biometric Smart Card | Biometrics Sensor 2023-24 | IDEX Biometrics

IDEX Biometrics is more than just a biometric smart card manufacturer, we are experts in delivering biometric sensor solutions to manufacturers of smart cards and embedded devices in 2023-24.

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Organization

CEO: KB
Kjell-Arne Besseberg1974
Chairman of the board: AS
Anders Storbråten1974
Years since formation: 30 years; since Oct 24, 1996
Type: Public limited company
VAT registered: Yes
Number of employees: 7

Ownership

Number of shares and share classes: 62,600,677; 1 share class
Total number of shareholders: 6832; 331 companies, 6,501 persons

Financials

Total operating income 2025: 256,000; NOK
Annual total result 2025: -3,902,000; NOK
Total equity 2025: 4,020,000; NOK

Last update: Oct 13, 2026

Management

Management / administration

Name	Role	Shares
KB Kjell-Arne Besseberg 1974	Managing Director/CEO	-

Board

Name	Role	Shares
AS Anders Storbråten 1974	Chairman	23.53 % directly 16.71 % indirectly 6.82 %
AO Annika Olsson Roth 1976	Board Member	-
AS Adriana Saitta 1970	Board Member	-

Others

Name	Role	Shares
E ERNST & YOUNG AS	Auditor	-
A AIDER AS	Accountant	-

Top 10 individual shareholders

Name	Role	Shares
AS Anders Storbråten 1974	Chairman	23.53 % directly 16.71 % indirectly 6.82 %
KS Karoline Storbråten-Solstad 1986	-	4.81 % indirectly
MO Morten Opstad 1953	-	2.52 % directly 1.36 % indirectly 1.16 %
CG Christian Gruner Sundt 1977	-	2.49 % indirectly
EH Else Helene Sundt 1979	-	2.49 % indirectly
RS Rune Sundvall 1946	-	1.48 % indirectly
TN Truls Nordby Johansen 1971	-	1.34 % directly 0.04 % indirectly 1.3 %
LE Lars Espen Langnæs 1959	-	1.22 % directly
TG Tom-Espen Grunnteig 1959	-	1.13 % indirectly

Last update: Jun 3, 2026

Ownership

Company shareholders

Name	Share class	Total number of shares	Share
AS Anders Storbråten 1974	Ordinary shares	10,458,883	16.71 %
A ALTEA AS	Ordinary shares	6,025,927	9.63 %
S SUNDT AS	Ordinary shares	3,116,448	4.98 %
R RAGNVALD GABRIELSEN AS	Ordinary shares	1,375,167	2.2 %
P PINCHCLIFFE AS	Ordinary shares	1,259,965	2.01 %
MO Morten Opstad 1953	Ordinary shares	849,988	1.36 %
S SKORPION AS	Ordinary shares	816,007	1.3 %
R R. SUNDVALL INVEST AS	Ordinary shares	788,278	1.26 %
LE Lars Espen Langnæs 1959	Ordinary shares	762,500	1.22 %
T TEPPEKONSULENTEN AS	Ordinary shares	706,210	1.13 %
K K-KONSULT AS	Ordinary shares	680,342	1.09 %
CR Christian Rust Tveten 1980	Ordinary shares	544,153	0.87 %
M MPH CAPITAL PARTNERS AS	Ordinary shares	543,000	0.87 %
N NORDNET LIVSFORSIKRING AS	Ordinary shares	523,515	0.84 %
TR Terje Reutz 1983	Ordinary shares	488,030	0.78 %
J J.S SEDAL INVEST AS	Ordinary shares	370,000	0.59 %
TK Truls Kvaase 1971	Ordinary shares	308,480	0.49 %
L LILI AS	Ordinary shares	300,000	0.48 %
KB Kjell-Arne Besseberg 1974	Ordinary shares	300,000	0.48 %
O OLIVA HOLDING AS	Ordinary shares	300,000	0.48 %
L LITTLEHAMMER CAPITAL AS	Ordinary shares	290,000	0.46 %
M MEDIAN HOLDING AS	Ordinary shares	260,930	0.42 %
J JACO INVEST AS	Ordinary shares	250,000	0.4 %
C CAPROCK AS	Ordinary shares	250,000	0.4 %
D DEM HOLDING AS	Ordinary shares	250,000	0.4 %
EA Erik Alsaker 1979	Ordinary shares	235,000	0.38 %
C CELISA CAPITAL AS	Ordinary shares	200,000	0.32 %
T TIGERSTADEN AS	Ordinary shares	198,563	0.32 %
S SUNDVALL HOLDING AS	Ordinary shares	195,583	0.31 %
I IDEX BIOMETRICS ASA	Ordinary shares	192,404	0.31 %
A ACAPULCO ADVISORS AS	Ordinary shares	182,967	0.29 %
V VIKEN ENERGIMONTASJE AS	Ordinary shares	182,497	0.29 %
B BESISAHAR AS	Ordinary shares	151,515	0.24 %
H HERMAN AS	Ordinary shares	145,714	0.23 %
AH Arild Hermansen 1966	Ordinary shares	145,000	0.23 %
JC Jemaa Chermiti 1953	Ordinary shares	126,576	0.2 %
R RICOVE AS	Ordinary shares	111,000	0.18 %
JL Jostein Lindalen 1962	Ordinary shares	103,000	0.16 %
IT Ingvill Tømt 1969	Ordinary shares	100,000	0.16 %
H HAADEM INVEST AS	Ordinary shares	100,000	0.16 %
B BLUE OCEAN MARINE INVEST AS	Ordinary shares	100,000	0.16 %
G GINNY INVEST AS	Ordinary shares	92,613	0.15 %
RG Rune Gilhoff 1976	Ordinary shares	90,475	0.14 %
EJ Egil Johan Edvardsen 1954	Ordinary shares	90,000	0.14 %
R RUTEN AS	Ordinary shares	88,837	0.14 %
A ARTICTRADE AS	Ordinary shares	87,196	0.14 %
K KJENNER FORSLAND INVEST AS	Ordinary shares	85,141	0.14 %
R REUTZ HOLDING AS	Ordinary shares	81,539	0.13 %
JA John Allan Skjellestad 1972	Ordinary shares	80,955	0.13 %
SH Svein Hatleskog 1971	Ordinary shares	80,000	0.13 %
HB Henrik Brande Haadem 1988	Ordinary shares	75,000	0.12 %
ØE Øystein Eggen 1976	Ordinary shares	72,516	0.12 %
UM Ulrich Møller 1962	Ordinary shares	70,000	0.11 %
B BYGDÅ ENERGI STASJON AS	Ordinary shares	67,096	0.11 %
SA Stein Aarvik 1970	Ordinary shares	63,672	0.1 %
MH Marianne Hella Kallestad 1959	Ordinary shares	62,613	0.1 %
GM Geir Martin 1962	Ordinary shares	60,274	0.1 %
G GEMAR AS	Ordinary shares	60,110	0.1 %
MG Mohammad Ghayoornia 1960	Ordinary shares	58,000	0.09 %
HT Hallvard Thoresen 1985	Ordinary shares	57,000	0.09 %
KM Krister Moen 1979	Ordinary shares	55,730	0.09 %
AK Alen Kurt 1984	Ordinary shares	52,465	0.08 %
TS Terje Sogge Gustavsen 1971	Ordinary shares	52,438	0.08 %
KG Knut Greiner 1982	Ordinary shares	52,177	0.08 %
TK Trym Kjenner Forsland 1997	Ordinary shares	51,666	0.08 %
AN Anne Norum 1952	Ordinary shares	50,000	0.08 %
F FRANK WILHELMSEN HOLDING AS	Ordinary shares	48,464	0.08 %
KE Karl Emil Rosnæs 1957	Ordinary shares	47,656	0.08 %
KJ Kjell Johan Thaule 1952	Ordinary shares	46,000	0.07 %
EA Erik Adrian Eileng 1956	Ordinary shares	45,908	0.07 %
M MARC O POLO NORGE AS	Ordinary shares	45,708	0.07 %
AM Asgeir Mjøsund 1975	Ordinary shares	45,454	0.07 %
ØA Øyvind Andreas Thomassen 1966	Ordinary shares	44,600	0.07 %
TA Tor Arne Storkås 1967	Ordinary shares	44,184	0.07 %
RA Rolf Atle Nyhuus 1968	Ordinary shares	41,392	0.07 %
K KLØVNINGEN AS	Ordinary shares	41,283	0.07 %
PH Per-Arne Hoel 1952	Ordinary shares	40,000	0.06 %
BI Bjørn Inge Utvik 1996	Ordinary shares	36,520	0.06 %
TH Terje Hansen 1954	Ordinary shares	31,550	0.05 %
H HØSE AS	Ordinary shares	31,207	0.05 %
RM Rolf Magne Walstad 1969	Ordinary shares	31,044	0.05 %
CR Cato Ramsvik 1980	Ordinary shares	30,000	0.05 %
PA Per Arne Ringen 1944	Ordinary shares	30,000	0.05 %
ST Sverre Torbjørn Kvinlog 1942	Ordinary shares	30,000	0.05 %
SL Stein Leirvik 1960	Ordinary shares	29,664	0.05 %
FH Fred Harald Bergmann 1955	Ordinary shares	29,500	0.05 %
JG Jan Greger Nyhus 1968	Ordinary shares	28,666	0.05 %
OH Ole Henning Andersen 1975	Ordinary shares	27,000	0.04 %
KS Knut Steinar Sørlie 1970	Ordinary shares	25,609	0.04 %
H HAGA INVESTMENTS AS	Ordinary shares	25,000	0.04 %
B BUSTERUD HOLDING AS	Ordinary shares	25,000	0.04 %
F FEOH INVEST AS	Ordinary shares	25,000	0.04 %
H HVIDSTEN-JENSEN AS	Ordinary shares	24,279	0.04 %
S SIBEAN AS	Ordinary shares	24,143	0.04 %
TN Truls Nordby Johansen 1971	Ordinary shares	23,748	0.04 %
HS Håvard Sørli 1970	Ordinary shares	23,239	0.04 %
M MYRGLØTT HOLDING AS	Ordinary shares	23,000	0.04 %
GR Glen René Jåsund 1996	Ordinary shares	22,998	0.04 %
ØA Øystein Alendal 1976	Ordinary shares	22,887	0.04 %
RO Rune Olav Kaltvedt Fosmark 1966	Ordinary shares	22,250	0.04 %

Shares owned by the IDEX BIOMETRICS ASA

Name	Share class	Total number of shares	Share
I IDEX BIOMETRICS ASA	Ordinary shares	192,404	0.31 %

Last update: Sep 25, 2026

Financials

in NOK

Summary

Year	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Total operating income	256,000	793,000	4,138,000	4,091,000	2,840,000
Annual Total Result	-3,902,000	-22,976,000	-25,141,000	-31,024,000	-38,889,000
Total assets	10,684,000	11,894,000	33,701,000	33,304,000	44,795,000
Total liabilities	6,666,000	11,228,000	17,779,000	7,799,000	5,364,000
Total equity	4,020,000	666,000	15,922,000	25,505,000	39,431,000

P&L

Year	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Total operating income	256,000	793,000	4,138,000	4,091,000	2,840,000
Total operating costs	10,722,000	25,274,000	29,609,000	33,771,000	40,575,000
Operating result	-10,466,000	-24,481,000	-25,471,000	-29,680,000	-37,735,000
Financial income/costs	6,564,000	1,505,000	330,000	-1,344,000	-1,154,000
Profit before tax	-3,902,000	-22,976,000	-25,141,000	-31,024,000	-38,889,000
Total tax & extraordinary income/cost	0	0	0	0	0
Annual Total Result	-3,902,000	-22,976,000	-25,141,000	-31,024,000	-38,889,000

Balance overview

Year	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Total fixed assets	490,000	1,058,000	4,077,000	4,641,000	5,165,000
Total current assets	10,194,000	10,836,000	29,624,000	28,663,000	39,630,000
Total assets	10,684,000	11,894,000	33,701,000	33,304,000	44,795,000
Short term debt	4,945,000	9,105,000	17,779,000	7,799,000	5,364,000
Long term debt	1,721,000	2,123,000	0	0	0
Total liabilities	6,666,000	11,228,000	17,779,000	7,799,000	5,364,000
Contributed capital	8,920,000	39,887,000	52,931,000	50,373,000	51,276,000
Retained earnings	-4,900,000	-39,221,000	-37,009,000	-24,868,000	-11,845,000
Total equity	4,020,000	666,000	15,922,000	25,505,000	39,431,000
Total equity and liabilities	10,686,000	11,894,000	33,701,000	33,304,000	44,795,000

Classification

21st company classification

BETA

Small company

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