Fingerprint Cards' (FPC's) has signed a distributor agreement with Asia's largest distributor of electronic components, World Peace Industrial Co. Ltd ("WPI"). WPI's parent company, WPG Holdings is also the third largest distributor of electronic components in the world.

FPC is happy to announce this agreement with this prominent company. The focus of the agreement is sales to the mobile industry in Greater China. The first mass production shipments of FPC touch fingerprint sensors to WPI took place in July.

Johan Carlström, President and Chief Executive Officer of FPC, comments:
"China is FPC's most important market and to further strengthen our market position in this key market, we are excited to tap into the extensive relations and network that WPI holds with the mobile players in Greater China. We expect a rapid increase in mobiles with embedded fingerprint sensors in China and against this backdrop, a strong partnership with WPI is important to us."

IJ Hsu, Chief Marketing Officer of WPI, comments:
"We see a strong demand in Greater China for fingerprint sensors in mobile phones and tablets, in particular touch fingerprint sensors. The addition of FPC to WPI Group's line cards will bring our customers complete product solutions and FPC's various touch fingerprint sensors will surely fulfill customers' diverse design needs for mobile phones. We see great potential in the partnership with FPC."

For more information, contact:
 Johan Carlström, CEO Fingerprint Cards AB (publ), +46 (0) 31-60 78 20, investrel@fingerprints.com

About WPI Group

Established in 1980 and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, WPI Group has over 30 sales offices with near 1600 staffs in Greater China and Asia Pacific region including Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, India, Vietnam and Korea forming a solid and complete Asia-Pacific service network. In 2013, WPI Group achieved USD 5.7 billion of revenue. As a supply channel partner, WPI Group carries over 60 international brands and offers a comprehensive range of components, spanning semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electronic mechanical components, and computer products, all provided with the convenience of one-stop shopping. For more information, please visit WPI Group's website http://www.WPI-group.com

About Fingerprint Cards AB (publ)

Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC) markets, develops and produces biometric components and technologies that through the analysis and matching of an individual's unique fingerprint verify the person's identity. The technology consists of biometric sensors, processors, algorithms and modules that can be used separately or in combination with each other. The competitive advantages offered by the FPC's technology include unique image quality, extreme robustness, low power consumption and complete biometric systems. With these advantages and the ability to achieve extremely low manufacturing costs, the technology can be implemented in volume products such as smart cards and mobile phones, where extremely rigorous demands are placed on such characteristics. The company's technology can also be used in IT and Internet security, access control, etc.

Fingerprint Cards AB (publ) discloses this information pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act (2007:528) and the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980). The information was issued for publication on July 31, 2014 at 08.00 am CET.

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