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Kaupthing Bank will publish its third quarter results for 2007 before markets open on Friday 26 October. A presentation for shareholders and market participants will be held on the same day, 26...

Kaupthing Bank hf. has issued subordinated bonds for the amount of USD 400 million classified as Tier 1 capital according to regulation no. 156/2005 on additional own funds items for...

Kaupthing Bank Luxembourg S.A., a subsidiary of Kaupthing Bank hf., has signed an agreement by which Kaupthing Bank Luxembourg S.A. purchases Robeco Bank Belgium. Robeco Bank Belgium is a small...

Kaupthing Bank hf. launched a 2.3 billion Mexican peso (USD 200 million equivalent) bond transaction yesterday. This is Kaupthing's first bond issue in Latin America and first ever public issue by...

Kaupthing Bank has been granted a licence to operate a branch in the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC). Kaupthing Bank is the first Nordic bank to receive an operating licence in this jurisdiction....

Kaupthing Bank has been granted a licence to operate a branch in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Kaupthing Bank is the first Nordic bank to receive an operating licence in this...

Following the merger of Straumborg ehf. and Norvest ehf., a fully owned subsidiary of Straumborg, all assets and liabilities are transferred from Norvest to Straumborg, including 16,000,000...

Lauri Mikael Rosendahl has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Kaupthing Bank Oyj in Finland. Mr. Rosendahl has recently worked for Carnegie Investment Bank AB at its Helsinki branch...

On 22 August 2007 Kaupthing Bank hf. granted 28 employees, mainly new employees, options to buy a total of 1.155 million shares, with a nominal value of ISK 11,550,000, with the right to exercise...

Gunnar Páll Gunarsson, Member of the Board of Kaupthing bank hf., has today 21 August 2007, bought 1,764 shares in the bank on the rate 1,125 kr. pr share. Gunnar Páll has 6,074 shares in the bank...