Next Biometrics Group (NEXT)

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Disclosure of Large Shareholding

NOTIFICATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 4 OF THE SECURITIES TRADING ACT ON A CHANGE IN HOLDINGS

As a result of trading on 30th of July 2019, the holdings of Invesco Ltd., for and on behalf of funds managed by its affiliates, have went below 10% of the voting rights and share capital in Next Biometrics Group AS (see Appendix). Under Chapter 4 of the Securities Trading Act, we hereby notify the Stock Exchange of the following.
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1.Name of company in which holdings have been Disposed/Acquired:

Next Biometrics Group AS NO0010629108

2. Date of change in holdings

   30/07/2019

3. Exact proportion of voting rights and share capital in Next Biometrics Group AS, by type of shares

Holdings by Invesco Ltd., for and on behalf of funds managed by its affiliates, are now as follows:

		Number		Proportion of	Proportion of 
				Share capital	voting rights

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Ordinary shares 4,263,701 9.93% 9.93%

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TOTAL 4,263,701 9.93% 9.93%

4. Shareholder’s complete name, trade register number

This disclosure is made on behalf of Invesco Limited and relates to shares beneficially owned by Invesco Asset Management Limited. Invesco Limited and its subsidiaries have discretion as to the acquisition and disposal of the shares and as to the exercise of the voting rights associated with the shares.
Parent Company - Invesco Ltd. - Company Number: 308372

Henley-on-Thames, 30-07-2019

Invesco Ltd.

Appendix

Number of shares Trade price Aggregate amount paid
113,900 NOK 4.7026 NOK 536049.374

Chain of Controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held:

Invesco Advisers, Inc. – 4,263,701

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NEXT Biometrics Group ASA - Allocation of share options

The board of directors of Next Biometrics Group ASA (“NEXT” or the “Company”) has, in accordance with the Company’s share option program approved at the Company’s annual general meeting in May 2019 resolved to allot 440,000 share options, out of the 1,200,000 share-options in the 2019 allocation pool. 241,250 remains un-allocated.

The following primary insiders were granted conditional share options:
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Dan Cronin (Chief Executive Officer) was allotted 200,000 conditional options. After allotment, Dan Cronin holds in total 306,500 options and 53,643 shares.

Knut Stålen (Chief Financial Officer) was allotted 120,000 conditional options. After allotment, Knut Stålen holds in total 232,750 options and 25,900 shares.

Alain Fabruel (Chief of Sales and Marketing Officer) was allotted 120,000 conditional options. After allotment, Alain Fabruel holds in total 171,500 options and 3,658 shares.

The share options vest over a period of three years from allocation. 1/3 of the share options shall vest one year after allotment, and then 1/3 for each additional year. The share options for the employees shall be subject to fulfilment of certain achievement-based conditions. Vested but unexercised share options will expire without compensation to the holder six years after allotment. The exercise price of the share options shall be equal to the average volume weighted market price of the shares over the five last trading days prior to the date of grant, plus 10%. (VWAP last five trading days before grant NOK 5.12 + 10% = NOK 5.63)

After the allotment, if all conditions are met, total number of outstanding share options are 2,745,713

About NEXT Biometrics NEXT provides advanced fingerprint sensor technology that delivers uncompromised security and accuracy for the best possible user experience in the smart card, government ID, access control and notebook markets. The company’s patented NEXT Active Thermal principle allows the development of large, high quality fingerprint sensors in both rigid and flexible formats. NEXT Biometrics Group ASA (www.nextbiometrics.com) is headquartered in Oslo, with sales, support and development operations in Seattle, Silicon Valley, Taipei, Prague and Shanghai.

For additional information, please contact: Investor Relations: Knut Stålen (CFO), [email protected]

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This announcement is not and does not form a part of any offer for sale of securities.

Kilde

[Savepig]

LOL! Vet ikke hvor forbanna jeg hadde blitt over det reisesalæret der om jeg var aksjonær. For et shitshow.

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Det finnes bare ett selskap på Oslo børs som har så dårlig tillitt som Next fra min side og det er THIN. Jeg lurte meg selv inn i Next men kom meg heldigvis ut uten tap. De selger jo så å si ingenting men kommer med “fine” samarbeidsavtaler som ikke fører til en puck.

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Chinese IoT Technology Firm SUNMI to Incorporate NEXT Sensors into POS Terminals

Oslo, August 08, 2019 -NEXT Biometrics (Oslo Bors: NEXT), a global leader in
fingerprint sensor technology, announces that Shanghai SUNMI Technology Co.,
Ltd. (SUNMI) has started to incorporate NEXT Biometrics` Aadhaar-certified
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sensor modules into Point-of-Sale (POS) terminals for sale in India.

SUNMI is specialized in a wide range of intelligent commodity hardware devices,
including mobile, smart payment, desktop and self-service equipment to build
business IoT solutions for a wide variety of industries. The Company
manufactures and sells more than 1 million POS terminals to local and foreign
markets per year. The SUNMI P1 POS terminals incorporating NEXT`s certified
fingerprint technology will be used in Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS)
applications.

“We are pleased that SUNMI joins the growing number of hardware manufacturers
benefitting from our certified and proven sensor technology,” said Alain
Faburel, NEXT Biometrics Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. “We are making good
progress in expanding our network of business partners for Aadhaar based
applications.”

“The P1 POS terminal is our first device to incorporate biometrics. The NEXT
fingerprint sensor technology has been our deliberate choice because of its
excellent reputation and proven installation base,” said Lin (Jack) Zhe, Founder
of SUNMI. “We look forward to a successful market launch and growing customer
base for Aadhaar enabled payments.”
NEXT Media contact:

Tanja Moehler, [email protected]

NEXT Investor contact:

Knut Stalen, [email protected]
About NEXT Biometrics

NEXT provides advanced fingerprint sensor technology that delivers uncompromised
security and accuracy for the best possible user experience in the smart card,
government ID, access control and notebook markets. The company’s patented NEXT
Active ThermalT principle allows the development of large, high quality
fingerprint sensors in both rigid and flexible formats. NEXT Biometrics Group
ASA (www.nextbiometrics.com) is headquartered in Oslo, with sales, support and
development operations in Seattle, Silicon Valley, Taipei, Prague, Bengaluru and
Shanghai.

For more information on Shanghai SUNMI Technology Co., Ltd: www.sunmi.com

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NEXT Biometrics Signs Agreement with Leading Access Control Solution Provider

Oslo, August 14, 2019 -NEXT Biometrics (Oslo Bors: NEXT), a global leader in
fingerprint sensor technology, announces that it has signed an agreement with
one of the leading access control solution providers worldwide.
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As part of the agreement, the Partner will incorporate NEXT Biometricsnew One Touch ID 2010 ultra-slim FAP20 fingerprint sensor module into a range of its access control readers, such as time and attendance and physical access control devices, for sales on a global scale. The parties have agreed not to disclose further details of the agreement at this point in time. Volume supply of NEXTs
One Touch ID 2010 FAP20 modules is scheduled to start in Q4-2019 and will take
full effect in 2020.

“Partnering with one of the leading access control players for the integration
of our new One Touch ID 2010 FAP20 fingerprint sensor technology is a major
achievement,” said Alain Faburel, NEXT Biometrics Chief Sales and Marketing
Officer. “We are very pleased about the positive response that the product has
generated to date and are confident that it will help us further accelerate our
growth in the access control and government ID segments.”

The new One Touch ID range is part of NEXT Biometrics` product roadmap and
continued investment into its four target markets aimed at winning a leading
position in each of them.

The One Touch ID 2010 SPI is an ultra-slim FAP20 fingerprint sensor module
ideally suited for integration into a broad range of applications for reliable
and user-friendly authentication, identification and verification. One Touch ID
2010 SPI offers excellent image quality and constant accurate performance, thus
producing fewer false acceptance and false rejection rates than other solutions
and resulting in an excellent user experience. The module`s anti-spoofing
ability reliably rejects latent fingerprint images and prevents against fake
finger attacks. SDK support, one touch enrollment, 360-degree rotational
tolerance and ISO/IEC 19794-2:2011 template generation make it an ideal solution
for government identification, access control, banking, finance, healthcare, law
enforcement and many more applications.

NEXT Biometrics’ One Touch ID 2000 and 2010 fingerprint sensor modules are
designed to comply with globally recognized government standards of U.S.
National Institute of Standard & Technology (NIST SP 500-280 v2.1), and FBI’s
Personal Identity Verification (PIV) standard for fingerprint image quality as
well as with local government standards in many countries.

NEXT Biometrics is currently working with customers on the design-in of the new
One Touch ID fingerprint sensor modules.
NEXT Media contact:

Tanja Moehler, [email protected]

NEXT Investor contact:

Knut Stalen, [email protected]
About NEXT Biometrics

NEXT provides advanced fingerprint sensor technology that delivers uncompromised
security and accuracy for the best possible user experience in the smart card,
government ID, access control and notebook markets. The company’s patented NEXT
Active ThermalT principle allows the development of large, high quality
fingerprint sensors in both rigid and flexible formats. NEXT Biometrics Group
ASA (www.nextbiometrics.com) is headquartered in Oslo, with sales, support and
development operations in Seattle, Silicon Valley, Taipei, Prague, Bengaluru and
Shanghai.

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Invitation to NEXT Biometrics presentation and webcast of the results for the second quarter of 2019

NEXT Biometrics Group ASA will present a business review and its interim report for the second quarter of 2019 on Tuesday, 20 August at 08.30 Norwegian time. Management will be represented by Interim CEO Dan Cronin, CFO Knut Stålen and CSMO Alain Faburel.

The presentation will take place at SANDS, Cort Adelers gate 33, Oslo. The presentation will be held in English. It will be available as a live feed and as a recording on the company website or through this link:
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https://webtv.hegnar.no/presentation.php?webcastId=98042706

The quarterly report and presentation will be available on www.nextbiometrics.com/investors and www.newsweb.no. NEXT Biometrics welcomes all interested parties.

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

About NEXT Biometrics
NEXT provides advanced fingerprint sensor technology that delivers uncompromised security and accuracy for the best possible user experience in the smart card, government ID, access control and notebook markets. The company’s patented NEXT Active Thermal™ principle allows the development of large, high quality fingerprint sensors in both rigid and flexible formats. NEXT Biometrics Group ASA (www.nextbiometrics.com) is headquartered in Oslo, with sales, support and development operations in Seattle, Silicon Valley, Taipei, Prague, Bengaluru and Shanghai.

NEXT Investor contact:
Knut Stålen (CFO), [email protected]

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NEXT Biometrics Group ASA – Interim report as at 30 June 2019

HIGHLIGHTS Q2-2019

• Revenue of NOK 30.1 million in Q2-2019, up 18% from Q2-2018 and up 10% vs Q1-2019
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• Gross margin of 32% in Q2-2019, compared with 26% in Q2-2018 and 34% in Q1-2019
• Cost reduction program on track with positive impact in Q2-2019
• EBITDA ex options improved to NOK -30.5 million
• Increased market activity and continued customer progress in India
• All time high revenue for notebooks, US tier-1 customer to start reducing number of platforms in Q3
• Signed agreement with ABCorp for commercialization of biometric smart cards

Post Q2-2019 events

• Entered into design-in contracts with TROIKA and Wiseasy for Aadhaar POS-based payment solutions
• Signed first commercial agreements for the new FAP20 sensor
• COO Dan Cronin assumed the position as interim CEO from end-July

NEXT Interim CEO Dan Cronin commented: “We offer an unrivalled combination of secure, large-size, cost effective and easy to use fingerprint sensors which position us for long-term growth. Our customer base in our target markets of smart card, government ID, access control and notebook is expanding. We continue to sign new design-in contracts for our existing products and the government grade FAP 20 sensor which will be available later this year, and in India are converting our strong lead pipeline for our Aadhaar-certified products. These developments are expected to impact positively on our revenue from the second half of 2019, while we progress according to plan with the commercialization of our Dual Interface solution which will position us for the emerging hypergrowth payment smart card market.”

NEXT will present a business review and its interim report for the second quarter of 2019 today at 08.30 Norwegian time at SANDS, Cort Adelers gate 33, Oslo. The presentation will be held in English. It will be available as a live feed and as a recording on the company website or through this link:

https://webtv.hegnar.no/presentation.php?webcastId=98042706

ABOUT NEXT Biometrics:
NEXT provides advanced fingerprint sensor technology that delivers uncompromised security and accuracy for the best possible user experience in the smart card, government ID, access control and notebook markets. The company’s patented NEXT Active Thermal™ principle allows the development of large, high quality fingerprint sensors in both rigid and flexible formats. NEXT Biometrics Group ASA (www.nextbiometrics.com) is headquartered in Oslo, with sales, support and development operations in Seattle, Silicon Valley, Taipei, Prague, Bengaluru and Shanghai.

NEXT Investor contacts:
Dan Cronin (Interim CEO), [email protected]
Knut Stålen (CFO), [email protected]

Kilde

[holmes]

En helt OK rapport dette her med små skritt mot riktig vei og man kan ikke si noe annet en at Next nå har en lav mcap (171mnok, vs current assets-current liabilities 177mnok), men optimismen rundt smart card caset må komme tilbake for å få til en skikkelig reprising. Aksjekursen tynges nok veldig av at kapteinen forlot skuta. Jeg har selv ingen aksjer her nå.

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Mandatory Notification of Trade

Knut Stålen, Chief Financial Officer and Primary Insider of NEXT Biometrics Group ASA has on 23 August 2019 acquired 14,100 shares in the Company at a price of NOK 4.00 per share.

After the purchase, Knut Stålen holds in total 232,750 conditional and unconditional options and 40,000 shares in NEXT biometrics Group ASA.
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This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Kilde

[holmes]

Kursen titter opp over sma50 for første gang i år

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Peter Heuman Assumes Role as NEXT Biometrics CEO

Oslo, 9 September 2019 -NEXT Biometrics Group ASA (Oslo Bors: NEXT) announces
that Peter Heuman has been appointed chief executive officer of NEXT Biometrics
as from 16 September 2019.
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Chairman Magnus Mandersson comments: “Peter is a results-driven modern executive
with a demonstrated track record of successfully growing several international
businesses. We are confident that he brings the level of strategic foresight,
technological expertise, leadership and focus on our customer’s needs to drive
NEXT Biometrics’ dedicated growth strategy forward.”

Peter Heuman (43) is a proven industry leader with fifteen years of
international management experience. He held the position as CEO at stock-listed
media-tech company Done Management & Systems AB and gained strong experience in
the payment industry as Managing Director Mobile Financial Services at Ericsson.
He also served on the Board of Directors of iConectiv, a US-based IT and
operations technology company. Prior to joining NEXT Biometrics, he acted as
Senior Advisor for several European private equity firms.

“I’m excited to be given the opportunity to serve as the new CEO of NEXT
Biometrics,” said Peter Heuman. “NEXT’s unique fingerprint sensor technology and
the growth potential of its target markets provides the foundation to further
scale the business and reach the Company’s true potential.”

Peter Heuman holds a Master of Science degree in Information Technology &
Industrial Management from Chalmers University of Technology Gothenburg, Sweden,
and completed Executive Leadership education at Stanford University, US. He is a
former professional cross-country skier and member of the Swedish National Ski
team, honored with several medals.
NEXT Media & Investor Contact:

Magnus Mandersson, [email protected]
About NEXT Biometrics

NEXT provides advanced fingerprint sensor technology that delivers uncompromised
security and accuracy for the best possible user experience in the smart card,
government ID, access control and notebook markets. The company’s patented NEXT
Active ThermalT principle allows the development of large, high quality
fingerprint sensors in both rigid and flexible formats. NEXT Biometrics Group
ASA (www.nextbiometrics.com) is headquartered in Oslo, with sales, support and
development operations in Seattle, Silicon Valley, Taipei, Prague, Bengaluru and
Shanghai.

Kilde

[holmes]

Spennende å se hva ny CEO kan få til her, og kanskje ikke så uventet at de tar inn en svenske. Ser positivt på denne nyheten.

[holmes]

Lavt volum, men tendenser til trendskifte her. Begynner å se litt lovende ut.

[holmes]

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NOTIFICATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 4 OF THE SECURITIES TRADING ACT ON A CHANGE IN HOLDINGS

As a result of trading on 12TH September 2019, the holdings of Invesco Ltd., for and on behalf of funds managed by its affiliates, have went below 5% of the voting rights and share capital in Next Biometrics Group AS (see Appendix). Under Chapter 4 of the Securities Trading Act, we hereby notify the Stock Exchange of the following.

1.Name of company in which holdings have been Disposed/Acquired:
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Next Biometrics Group AS NO0010629108

2.Date of change in holdings
12/09/2019

3.Exact proportion of voting rights and share capital in Next Biometrics Group AS, by type of shares

Holdings by Invesco Ltd., for and on behalf of funds managed by its affiliates, are now as follows:

		Number		Proportion of	Proportion of 
				Share capital	voting rights

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Ordinary shares 0 0% 0%

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TOTAL 0 0% 0%

4.Shareholder’s complete name, trade register number

This disclosure is made on behalf of Invesco Limited and relates to shares beneficially owned by Invesco Asset Management Limited. Invesco Limited and its subsidiaries have discretion as to the acquisition and disposal of the shares and as to the exercise of the voting rights associated with the shares.
Parent Company - Invesco Ltd. - Company Number: 308372

Henley-on-Thames, 12-09-2019

Invesco Ltd.

Appendix

Number of shares Trade price Aggregate amount paid
10,168 NOK 4.96 50,433.28
2,377,598 NOK 5.00 11,887,990

Chain of Controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held:

Invesco Advisers, Inc. – 0

Kilde

[Kaizers]

Hva kan vi forvente her fremover?

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NEXT Biometrics Group ASA Receives Purchase Order for Access Control

Oslo, September 20, 2019 -NEXT Biometrics (Oslo Bors: NEXT), a global leader in
fingerprint sensor technology, announces that it has received a purchase order
of approximately USD 100 000.
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The fingerprint sensor modules will be integrated into a biometric smart card
reader for user-friendly, fast and secure log-in. The current PO is a follow-up
order from an existing customer and will be completed in the fourth quarter of
2019 and further in 2020.

NEXT Media contact:

Tanja Moehler, [email protected]

NEXT Investor contact:

Knut Stalen, [email protected]

About NEXT Biometrics

NEXT provides advanced fingerprint sensor technology that delivers uncompromised
security and accuracy for the best possible user experience in the smart card,
government ID, access control and notebook markets. The company’s patented NEXT
Active ThermalT principle allows the development of large, high quality
fingerprint sensors in both rigid and flexible formats. NEXT Biometrics Group
ASA (www.nextbiometrics.com) is headquartered in Oslo, with sales, support and
development operations in Seattle, Silicon Valley, Taipei, Prague, Bengaluru and
Shanghai.

Kilde

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NEXT Biometrics Group ASA – Q3 revenue update

Oslo, November 4, 2019 - NEXT Biometrics (Oslo Bors: NEXT), a global leader in fingerprint sensor technology, announces that it expects to report third quarter 2019 revenue of approximately NOK 17 million, down from NOK 30.2 million in the third quarter 2018. Revenue for the first nine months of the year are expected at around NOK 75 million, a decrease of 5% from the same period 2018.

The revenue development follows previously communicated reduction of sensor module shipments to the US tier-1 notebook customer. Shipments to this customer is expected to decline in the fourth quarter and into 2020. The decrease in third-quarter revenue was partially mitigated by increased shipments of sensors and readers to other customers.
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NEXT continues to diversify its customer and revenue base across target markets. Due to current sales lead time and design-in cycles, NEXT do not expect to completely offset the reduction in US tier-1 notebook revenue in the fourth quarter of 2019 and into early 2020.

Also, in the third quarter, NEXT expects to book an inventory write-down of approximately NOK 3 million related to an older generation of sensors held in stock. These have been classified unsuited for commercial use. The write-down will have no cash effect.

NEXT will continue a disciplined approach to both new investments and cost levels going forward. The cash position at end of the third quarter was approximately NOK 132 million.

Please note that revenue numbers are preliminary and may be subject to change. NEXT is scheduled to release its interim report for the third quarter 2019 on Tuesday, November 12.

NEXT Investor contact:
CEO Peter Heuman, [email protected]
CFO Knut Stalen, [email protected]

About NEXT Biometrics
NEXT provides advanced fingerprint sensor technology that delivers uncompromised security and accuracy for the best possible user experience in the smart card, government ID, access control and notebook markets. The company’s patented NEXT Active ThermalT principle allows the development of large, high quality fingerprint sensors in both rigid and flexible formats. NEXT Biometrics Group ASA (www.nextbiometrics.com) is headquartered in Oslo, with sales, support and development operations in Seattle, Silicon Valley, Taipei, Prague, Bengaluru and Shanghai.

Kilde

[holmes]

Mye “fint folk” her, men det er tydeligvis ingen garanti for avkastning

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