NASDAQ OMX Iceland hf. has decided to approve a request submitted by HF. Eimskipafélag Íslands hf. (now 1988 hf.) (Eimskip, the company) regarding the removal of the company's bonds (AVION 06 1, AVION 06 2 and EIM 04 1) from trading, seeing that the bonds have been recalled as stipulated in the company's composition proposal. The bonds of Eimskip will be removed from trading on NASDAQ OMX Iceland hf. as of closing of trading on October 23 2009.