Financial Calendar 2005 Option

Leuven , Belgium – January 12, 2005 – Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company , released today its Financial Calendar for the year 2005. Option intends to release its quarterly financial information in 2005 on the following dates – before market hours:

Q4 figures + full year 2004: Tuesday February 15, 2005

Q1 figures: Tuesday May 3, 2005

Q2 figures: Tuesday August 2, 2005

Q3 figures: Thursday October 27, 2005

Annual shareholders’ meeting: Thursday March 31, 2005 , at 10 AM

About Option

Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven (Belgium). The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork (Ireland).

For more information please contact:

Frederic Convent , CFO & General Counsel

Tel +32 (0) 16 317 411

investor@option.com