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Reference is made to a press release from Kaupthing Bank dated 16 February 2009, regarding the sale of Kaupthing Bank Sverige AB. The transaction, between Kaupthing Sverige AB (parent company...

The High Court of England has consented to Kaupthing Bank's request for permission to apply for judicial review of the legitimacy of the decision taken by the UK authorities to transfer to a third...

The District Court of Reykjavík today agreed to a request from the Resolution Committee of Kaupthing Bank for the extension of the moratorium on payments until 13 November 2009. Mr. Olafur...

In light of the interview with Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland, in the Financial Times Deutschland earlier today, the Resolution Committee of Kaupthing Bank hf. would like to ...

In accordance with Article 13 of the Icelandic Act on Bankruptcy, etc., No. 21/1991, the Moratorium Supervisor of Kaupthing Bank hf. is obliged to convene a creditors' meeting of Kaupthing Bank hf....

The ratings agency Fitch Ratings has announced that it will no longer provide ratings or analytical coverage of Kaupthing and its UK subsidiary, Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander. Fitch has also...

Kaupthing Bank hf. (the "Bank") has on 30 November 2008 filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code, in order to seek US recognition of the Bank's moratorium, which has...

On 24 November 2008 the District Court of Reykjavik granted Kaupthing Bank hf. ("Kaupthing") a moratorium on payments to creditors. In the opinion of the Resolution Committee, applying for the...

Kaupthing's Resolution Committee has in recent weeks worked on an agreement with the German government on paying deposits back to customers of Kaupthing EDGE in Germany, and it is hoped that...

The resolution committee of Kaupthing Bank hf. has sent a request to the OMX Nordic Exchange in Iceland that the company's shares be removed from trading in accordance with Article 24, paragraph 2,...