- Hf. Eimskiptafélag Íslands and Versacold Announce Mailing of Take-Over-Bid Circular


- Offer in connection with previously announced friendly all-cash deal -

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, TORONTO, ONTARIO, June 12, 2007 - The Board of
Trustees of Versacold Income Fund (TSX:ICE.UN) (the “Fund” or “Versacold”) and
Eimskip Holdings Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of HF.
Eimskipafélag Íslands (“Eimskipafélag”), jointly announced today that
Eimskipafélag has mailed to unitholders of the Fund a take-over bid circular
dated June 12, 2007 and related documents in connection with its previously
announced offer (the “Offer”) to acquire all of the outstanding units of the
Fund at a purchase price of Cdn. $12.25 per unit in cash. Included in the
package mailed to unitholders is the trustees' circular prepared by the Fund's
Board of Trustees containing its unanimous recommendation that the Fund's
unitholders accept the Offer and tender their units the offer. 

Unitholders may also obtain a copy of the Offer materials at www.sedar.com.


For further information please contact:


Eimskipafélag:

Baldur Gudnason
President and Chief Executive Officer

Stefan A. Magnusson, 
Chief Financial Officer

Dogg Hjaltalin
Director - Investors Relations

HF. Eimskipafélag Íslands
Korngordum 2
104 Reykjavik
Iceland
Telephone:  +354-525-7000
Fax:  +354-525-7009
Website: www.ei.is



Versacold:

Brent Sugden
President and Chief Executive Officer

Roger Dall'Antonia
Vice President, Treasury and Investor Relations

Versacold Income Fund
2115 Commissioner Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5L 1A6
Telephone: (604) 255-4656
Fax: (604) 255-4330
Website: www.versacold.com