Straumur's Copenhagen branch enlists in Danish deposit guarantee scheme



Straumur-Burdaras Investment Bank hf. has today enlisted its
Copenhagen branch in the Danish deposit guarantee scheme "Det Private
Beredskab".

Det Private Beredskab is a private fund with the objective, among
other things, to administer a temporary guarantee from the Danish
state issued on the 6 October 2008 in order to secure deposits and
simple creditors in the member banks. The temporary guarantee from
the Danish state runs for two years and guarantees deposits and
simple creditors in the member banks in case of a member bank's
bankruptcy. The guarantee applies if the losses are not already
covered by the existing Danish Guarantee Fund for Depositors and
Investors (Indskydergarantifonden) or other similar arrangements.

For further information contact:
Ólafur Teitur Gudnason, Vice President, Media Relations
Corporate Communications
Tel: +354 858 6778
E-mail: olafur.gudnason@straumur.net