Bergen, 20 March 2006: In accordance with the Power of Attorney given at the extraordinary general meeting on 31 January 2006, and as informed in the stock exchange notification on the same date, the Board of NorDiag ASA has completed a distribution of 1 500 000 options in an optional program for the management and the employees of the company. The option has a term of 3 years, where up to 1/3 can be cashed every year. Strike price for the options is NOK 13 per share.

Of the above mentioned, the following amount was allotted to the management team and the primary insiders (new stock of shares and options are given in brackets);

Primary insider Marit Austgulen Wick has been allotted 200 000 options (45 382 shares, 300 000 options).

Primary insider David Parker has been allotted 300 000 options (303 531 shares, 300 000 options).

Primary insider Guido Guidetti has been allotted 300 000 options (362 867 shares, 300 000 options).

Primary insider Roger Løvlie has been allotted 300 000 options (45 353 shares, 300 000 options).

The Board has a Power of Attorney to assign up to 1 880 494 options in the company (8% of outstanding shares), and has after today’s assignment a spare pot of 380 594 options that will be used in an optional program for new employees and key personnel of the company.

Bergen, 20 March 2006
The Board of NorDiag ASA