Market-making in Kaupthing shares


Landsbanki Islands hf. (Landsbanki) has started acting as a
market-maker, for its own account, for shares in Kaupthing Bank hf.
(Kaupthing).

The agreement entails that Landsbanki will submit daily bid/ask
offers for shares in Kaupthing through OMX Nordic Exchange Iceland
before the market opens each day on offers that will only be valid
within that day. The purpose of the agreement is to facilitate
trading and improve liquidity in Kaupthing's shares on the OMX Nordic
Exchange Iceland and to promote efficient and transparent price
formation.

The terms of the market making agreement are as follows:

Landsbanki will submit daily bid and offer quotes for shares in
Kaupthing for a minimum of 40.000 shares (each share being ISK 10,0
at nominal value ) at a price determined by Landsbanki.

Maximum bid/ask spread shall not exceed 1.0% and the deviation from
the last transaction price shall not exceed 3.0%.

The maximum obligated total trades per day is ISK 400,000,000 market
value.

The agreement was effective as of 21 January 2008.

For further information:
Jónas Sigurgeirsson, Chief Communication Officer, tel 354-444-6112 or
ir@kaupthing.com

About Kaupthing Bank
Kaupthing Bank offers comprehensive commercial and investment banking
services to individuals, companies and institutional investors. The
Bank is a leading player in all the main areas of the Icelandic
financial market, and in addition to Iceland, the Bank's key markets
are Denmark and the United Kingdom. The Bank focuses on the growth
and development of its international activities and aims to be one of
the leading investment banks in northern Europe.

Kaupthing Bank operates in thirteen countries with its headquarters
located in Reykjavík. The Bank's main subsidiaries are FIH
Erhvervsbank in Denmark, Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander in the United
Kingdom, Kaupthing Bank Sverige, Kaupthing Bank Luxembourg, Kaupthing
Bank in Finland, Norvestia Oyj in Finland, Kaupthing New York,
Kaupthing Switzerland, Kaupthing Bank Belgium and Kaupthing Bank
Norge in Norway. The Bank also has activities in Isle of Man, the
United Arab Emirates (Dubai) and Qatar. As of 30 September 2007 the
number of full-time equivalent positions was 3,190 at Kaupthing Bank
and its subsidiaries. www.kaupthing.com