Released on: October 20, 2007, 4:46 am

Press Release Author: Kaupthing Bank

Industry: Financial

Press Release Summary: 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.

Press Release Body: Reykjavik, Iceland--October 21st 2007--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 Belgian bank that was founded in 2002 and focuses
mainly on private banking and asset management. The bank has 32 employees and is
based in Brussels and Antwerp. Robeco Bank Belgium has 6,800 clients. At the end of
August 2007, the part of client\'s assets placed as deposits amounted to
approximately EUR 300 million. This acquisition will have an insignificant effect on
Kaupthing Bank Luxembourg\'s operations.

Magnus Gudmundsson, Managing Director of Kaupthing Bank Luxembourg:
\"Robeco Bank Belgium represents a good strategic fit for Kaupthing Bank Luxembourg.
This acquisition is a logical step in building up Private Banking offerings in the
Benelux countries. By taking over the activities of Robeco Bank we become
immediately operational in Belgium and will have a platform there for further
growth.\"

The transaction is subject to the approval of the Luxembourgish and the Belgian
Financial Supervisory Authorities. The acquisition is expected to be closed before
year end.

For further information please contact:
Jónas Sigurgeirsson, Chief Communications Officer, tel +354-444 6112

About Kaupthing Bank
Kaupthing Bank is a Northern European bank offering integrated financial services to
companies, institutional investors and high net worth individuals. These services
include corporate banking, investment banking, capital markets services, treasury
services and asset management and comprehensive wealth management for private
banking clients.

The Bank operates in twelve countries, including all the Nordic countries (Denmark,
Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), Luxembourg, Switzerland, the
UK, the US, Dubai and Qatar.

Based on Kaupthing\'s market capitalisation of EUR 9.9 billion as of 31 August 2007,
the bank is currently the seventh largest bank in the Nordic region. Through strong
organic growth and strategic acquisitions, such as the acquisition in Denmark of FIH
Erhvervsbank in 2004 and the acquisition of the UK-based bank Singer & Friedlander
in 2005, Kaupthing has successfully increased both the product and geographic
diversification of its operations. As of 30 June 2007 the bank has 2,970 employees
and total assets of EUR 54.3 billion.
For further information about Kaupthing Bank visit the company\'s website:
www.kaupthing.com


Web Site: http://www.kaupthing.com

Contact Details: For further information please contact:
Jónas Sigurgeirsson, Chief Communications Officer, tel +354-444 6112