The Nordic Exchange welcomes Reykjavík Savings Bank


The shares of Reykjavík Savings Bank - Sparisjóður Reykjavíkur og nágrennis     
(SPRON) will be admitted to trading on OMX Nordic Exchange Iceland today. The   
company is the thirtieth company to join the Nordic Exchange's main market this 
year.                                                                           

Reykjavik Savings Bank is a universal financial company providing commercial and
investment banking services to retail and corporate clients as well as          
institutional investors.  Its subsidiaries are SPRON Securities, SPRON          
Factoring, the online bank Netbankinn, Frjálsi Investment Bank and the card     
solutions company Curron. The group employs about 250 people.                   

“We warmly welcome Reykjavík Savings Bank to OMX Nordic Exchange Iceland. This  
adds to the dynamic range of financial companies already listed on our exchange.
It's gratifying to see how the Financials sector has flourished on the Nordic   
Exchange. We wish Reykjavík Savings Bank all future success,” said Thordur      
Fridjonsson, President of OMX Nordic Exchange Iceland.                          

A round lot of shares in Sparisjóður Reykjavíkur og nágrennis, whose short name 
is SPRON, amounts to 5,000. The company is included in the Financials sector and
is a Mid Cap company.                                                           

For further information contact:                                                
Kristín Jóhannsdóttir, OMX Nordic Exchange Iceland,  	Tel: +354 525 2844/+354   
868 9836                                                                        



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