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Ossur Hf : Share options granted

Announcement from Össur hf. No.03/2013
Reykjavik, 8 February 2013



                         Össur - Share options granted


Today, Össur hf. has granted 800,000 share options; 600,000 to middle management
and 200,000 to Mr. Jos Van Poorten, the new Director of EMEA.

The exercise price is DKK 7.86, i.e. the Company's average share price on NASDAQ
OMX  Copenhagen 20 trading days prior to the  grant date. First exercise date is
8 February 2016.

Previously  100,000 share options had  been granted to  Mr. Van Poorten, see the
Company's announcement No. 17/2012 published on 3 May 2012. Accordingly, Mr. Van
Poorten now holds 300,000 share options. He also holds 49,600 shares in Össur.

The  share options  were granted  in accordance  with the Company's share option
scheme implemented on 24 April 2012. Further details on the share option scheme,
including  the  key  terms  and  conditions,  can  be  found  in  the  Company's
announcement No. 16/2012 published on 24 April 2012.

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About Össur

Össur (NASDAQ OMX: OSSR) is a global leader in non-invasive orthopaedics that
help people live a life without limitations. Its business is focused on
improving people's mobility through the delivery of innovative technologies
within the fields of braces, supports, prosthetic limbs and compression therapy,
including the Flex-Foot Cheetah carbon fiber running prostheses used by "The
Blade Runner," renowned double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius. A recognized"Technology Pioneer", Össur invests significantly in research and product
development; its award-winning designs ensuring a consistently strong position
in the market. Successful patient and clinical outcomes are further empowered
via Össur's educational programs and business solutions. Headquartered in
Iceland, Össur has major operations in the Americas, Europe and Asia, with
additional distributors worldwide. www.ossur.com


Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" which involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from results
expressed or implied by these statements. Össur hf. undertakes no obligation and
does not intend to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances occurring after this press release. You are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date of this press release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in
their entirety by this cautionary statement.


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