- Date of transaction 20 August 2007


Primary insider trading
According to option plan

Issuer: Marel Food Systems hf.
Date of transaction: 20 August 2007
Buy/Sell: Buy
Price pr. share: 42

Name of insider: Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
Relations with the issuer: Man. Director AEW Delford, subsidiary of Marel Food
Systems hf 
Number of shares: 75.715
Primary insider's holdings after the transaction: 124.725
Primary insider's option holdings after the transaction: 300.000
Related parties holdings after the transaction: 1.100

Name of insider: Hörður Arnarson
Relations with the issuer: CEO Marel Food Systems hf.
Number of shares: 971.430
Primary insider's holdings after the transaction: 2.640.439
Primary insider's option holdings after the transaction: 3.000.000
Related parties holdings after the transaction: 7.235

Name of insider: Jón Þór Ólafsson
Relations with the issuer: Manager R&D Marel ehf
Number of shares:  207.145
Primary insider's holdings after the transaction: 636.449
Primary insider's option holdings after the transaction: 150.000
Related parties holdings after the transaction: 0

Name of insider: Kristján Hallvarðsson
Relations with the issuer: Manager R&D Marel ehf
Number of shares: 80.000
Primary insider's holdings after the transaction: 87.235
Primary insider's option holdings after the transaction: 150.000
Related parties holdings after the transaction: 19.685

Name of insider: Kristján Þorsteinsson
Relations with the issuer: CFO Marel Food Systems
Number of shares: 221.430
Primary insider's holdings after the transaction: 1.105.286
Primary insider's option holdings after the transaction: 150.000
Related parties holdings after the transaction: 0

Name of insider: Lárus Ásgeirsson
Relations with the issuer: Man. Director Scanvaegt, subsidiary of Marel Food
Systems 
Number of shares: 485.715
Primary insider's holdings after the transaction: 485.715
Primary insider's option holdings after the transaction: 300.000
Related parties holdings after the transaction: 1.021.395

Name of insider: Pétur Guðjónsson
Relations with the issuer: Manager Sales and marketing Marel ehf
Number of shares: 500.000
Primary insider's holdings after the transaction: 1.254.430
Primary insider's option holdings after the transaction: 300.000
Related parties holdings after the transaction: 732
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