The Swedish biometrics company Fingerprint Cards has applied to delist its B shares from Nasdaq Stockholm in connection with the planned merger with Precise Biometrics. The delisting is subject to the successful completion of the transaction, which was announced back in March 2026 and has since been approved by the extraordinary general meetings of both companies.
Through the merger, both companies aim to combine their technological expertise in the field of biometric authentication and security solutions and to strengthen their market position in an increasingly consolidated competitive environment. The merger is intended, in particular, to unlock synergy potential in the areas of digital identity, biometric access technologies and secure authentication.
As things stand, the merger is scheduled to be registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket) on 15 July 2026. The last trading day for Fingerprint Cards’ B shares on Nasdaq Stockholm is therefore expected to be 13 July 2026. However, the dates mentioned are indicative and may change as the closing process progresses.
Upon the merger taking effect, Fingerprint Cards will be legally dissolved. All assets and liabilities will be transferred to Precise Biometrics as part of the transaction.
A fixed exchange ratio has been defined for shareholders: for each Fingerprint Cards share – regardless of the respective share class – shareholders will receive nine newly issued ordinary shares in Precise Biometrics. Both companies intend to publish further information on the technical process of the share transfer and the registration of the new shares at a later date.
The transaction is seen as a further step in market consolidation within the international biometrics sector. In view of growing demands on digital security infrastructures, identity management and biometric authentication, companies are increasingly turning to strategic mergers to pool innovation capabilities, realise economies of scale and strengthen their competitiveness against global technology providers.
