- Date of transaction 31.8.2007


Name:	
Glitnir banki

Date of transaction:	
31.8.2007

Buy or Sell:	
Buy

Type of instrument:	
Equities

Number of shares:	
38.370.370

Price:	
See reason for transaction

Primary insider's holdings after the transaction:	
See reason for transaction

Date of settlement:


Reason for transaction:	
With reference to a notification about Glitnir bank´s compensation policy,
published in the OMX news system of June 2008.  To meet its obligations
according to the beforementioned compensation policy the company has commited
itself to hand over 209.370.370 shares in Glitnir bank on the period that the
plan sets out.
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