Straumur - Burdaras Investment Bank hf. (“Straumur”) has today consummated stock option agreements with key employees for 5,666,667 shares. The agreements date from 2006. The option share prices are ISK 15.43 for 5,333,334 shares, ISK 16.65 for 333,333 shares and ISK, after adjusting for dividends paid during the term of the agreements.