Presentation of First Quarter Results

Kaupthing Bank will publish its first quarter results for 2008 on
Wednesday 30 April.
 
A presentation for shareholders and market participants will be held
on the same day, 30 April, at Kaupthing's headquarters in Reykjavik
at Borgartun 19. The presentation will start at 16:00 GMT (18:00 CET)
and will be held in English. Hreidar Már Sigurdsson, CEO of Kaupthing
Bank, will present the Bank's results and answer questions.
 
The presentation and a recording of the webcast will be available on
the Bank's website www.kaupthing.com following the meeting.
 
The event is available via live webcast at www.kaupthing.com/ir or
via conference call. Dial-in numbers: UK +44 203 043 24 36, US +1 866
458 40 87, Sweden +46 8 505 598 53.
 
Investor Meeting in London
A presentation of the results will be held in London on 1 May, at
16:00 local time (15:00 GMT). Hreidar Már Sigurdsson CEO will present
the Bank's results. The presentation will be held at the office of
Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander at One Hanover Street, London W1S 1AX.
 
For further information and to register for the investor meeting in
London please contact Frída Filipina Fatalla, Investor Relations, at
+354 444 6192 or send an e-mail to ir@kaupthing.com.
 
 
About Kaupthing Bank
Kaupthing Bank is a Northern European bank offering integrated
financial services to companies, institutional investors and
individuals. These services include corporate and retail banking,
investment banking, capital markets services, treasury services,
asset management and comprehensive wealth management for private
banking clients.
 
The Bank operates in all of the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland,
Iceland, Norway and Sweden) and in 6 countries in mainland Europe
(the UK, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and the Isle of
Man), as well as the US, the Dubai International Financial Centre
(DIFC) and the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC). In Denmark, Kaupthing
Bank operates under the name FIH Erhvervsbank. As of 31 December 2007
the number of full-time equivalent positions was 3,334 at Kaupthing
Bank and its subsidiaries. www.kaupthing.com